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Farmers are being warned not to cut corners on machinery maintenance ahead of silage season after new figures show vehicle ...

Three-cut silage systems can take first cut a week earlier next year and still get the same yield, plus better quality. Scheduling all three cuts in the clamp before the longest day will also give ...

Farmers might question whether to allow crops to bulk up to increase yield per acre, or to cut earlier and prioritise quality over tonnage. This is a critical decision point, writes Alltech Ireland's ...

Analysis: Here’s why you should consider wide-swath cutting and why it is better for your cows’ milk production.

Corn silage in western Nebraska is being harvested. The silage is the result of chopping the whole corn plant and packing it in a way that will ferment. The corn is still green, but it has stopped ...

MITCHELL, S.D. — The warm, dry weather is putting some farmers ahead of schedule in 2020, with silage cutting underway for some producers in and around the Mitchell area. “We started (cutting silage) ...

SILAGE is simply pickled grass and having an adequate quality of this feed is essential for all livestock farmers. Grass that's cut as silage is preserved in its own juices (acids) which normally ...

Changes in silage production could help cut greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Agriculture is the largest source of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions in the United States. N 2 O is the third ...

Producing silage must now be a priority, and striving for quality must still be the aim, writes independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy. Cows and cattle will consume more top-quality silage, and ...