“Corn silage can be economical when included in growing and finishing rations for beef cattle,” says Galen Erickson, Ph.D., professor and beef feedlot extension specialist at the University of ...

Comparatively, dairy farmers are facing the same challenges as they shop for feed for their cows. An extended drought in 2022 and 2023 has driven up feed and hay prices, making corn silage for ...

Cattle farm tries new technique for silage Unusual conditions have Purebred Hereford operation near Minnesota-South Dakota line testing new feed solutions.

The key to corn silage decisions is to keep the end in mind. At the end, corn silage should provide a high quality feed to livestock that properly ensiled. To achieve this goal, the harvest ...

Maize silage produces more energy per acre compared to other crops. Therefore, corn silage serves as a high-energy forage for dairy cows.

If silage is the cause of your problems, you must try to dilute its effects by feeding straw and perhaps balancing that with some concentrates. The right mineral is critical for your dry cow ...

It is difficult for cow-calf operations to be profitable if they don't design their animal nutritional programs around home-grown forage. The most economical source of forage is standing, good ...

Successful ranchers, whether they realize it or not, grow forage as their primary business and use cattle to harvest it. The primary forage base for pastures and rangeland in Texas is warm-season ...

A herd of hungry cattle isn't a pretty sight. So scientists are developing forage grasses that provide nutritious forage to livestock in the southern Great Plains, US, throughout the year. A key ...