Silage sampling for a laboratory analysis is recommended to get a more detailed report on the nutritional value of silage. Samples should not be taken until at least five to six weeks after ensiling ...

A recent Miner Institute Farm Report article dug into best practices around creating samples, and how to get results that are rooted in the reality of what your cows are eating.

Silage analysis will be more important than ever this autumn to understand how drought conditions have affected forage variability. In many cases, farmers will be faced with high dry matter (DM) ...

Silage quality is key to good animal performance and reducing winter feed costs during the housing period. Grass silage is the basis of most winter feeding systems in this country, and satisfactory ...

We were joking with our son the other night that he has been replaced as my wife’s favorite child by the dog. However, it appears Zues is trying to work his way down the list. He began by digging up ...

Forage and feed quality testing is startlingly behind other agricultural quality measures in terms of technology utilization. While soil sampling is widely considered useful, many producers struggle ...

What can you do to take the mystery out of harvesting corn silage? Corn whole plant moisture is key for proper fermentation and is often the most difficult criteria to determine. Harvesting too wet ...

JUNEAU | Dodge County Forage Council has conducted its first corn silage dry down. Corn that was planted in early May came in around 68 to 72 percent moisture. Corn that was planted mid to late May ...