James Mugerwa, a mixed farmer in Mukono explains that protecting animal feed quality is an important aspect of grain feed stocks. Mugerwa says that to minimise spoilage, smallholder farmers can bag ...

Southern dairy regions are recovering strongly from last season’s harsh conditions, with farmers reporting record silage ...

In intensive cattle production systems, silage is the insurance farmers need for their feeding needs. According to livestock experts, away from grazing, feed storage for deferred use both as hay and ...

High-quality red and white clover silages have allowed a Powys sheep farm to shave nearly £2 a head from the purchased feed ...

Excessively wet silage (>70% moisture) usually results in fermentation dominated by undesirable butyric acid-forming bacteria, the loss of large volumes of highly digestible nutrients through seepage, ...

Start preserving grass or other crops for winter by making silage chicken feed in garbage bags for green feed throughout the winter. All of us know the taste and nutritional benefits of eggs from hens ...

With the warm and wet conditions this season, southern rust is on the rise in Midwest corn crops. It may be time to start considering the impact that could have on corn silage and preparing to adjust ...

Iowa livestock farmers who’ve seen their pastures dry up and their hay supply dwindle may be able to find another source to feed their animals. Corn stalks can be chopped up and turned into silage.

Side-by-side silage work showing efficiency on the clamp with maize silage. Stolen shipping container with over $200K in merchandise found in California ...

Some dairy farmers often introduce silage to heifer diets too early, which can be dangerous. Cargill’s heifer specialist Bianca Theeruth answers key questions about feeding silage to youngstock. A ...

Even though many have not finished feeding silage yet this spring, next season’s crop must be planned for. Temperatures look like being suitable for growth over the coming week, and hopefully beyond.