For dairy farmers, “good feed promotes good production” is a guiding principle that has a direct cause-and-effect impact on milk tank volume. As a result, providing the highest quality feed is crucial ...

On modern dairy farms, silage feed-out typically occurs year-round, but it increases during winter and early spring when cows rely almost entirely on stored feed. During this time, operators must move ...

Vaishali Malde, the marketing director at Packaging Industries Limited explain the science behind silage storage and rules that must never be broken. 1. Climate change is the greatest threat to food ...

Silage bags as a method to store haylage can be a good alternative on the dairy farm, says Neil Broadwater, regional Extension educator based in Rochester. However, filling rate, dry matter density ...

A lot of time and energy is spent harvesting quality hay and silage. All of that can be wasted without proper storage. For hay and silage, up to 50% losses in dry matter can occur in some instances, ...

Five hundred new dumpsters slated to collect agricultural plastics such as silage bags on farms, at no cost, will be dispersed by Revolution Plastics to pre-selected Minnesota farmers. The new ...