Silage is fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle, sheep and other cud-chewing animals. What does a farmer require? To prepare your crop for silage, it must be chopped into ...

Hay is not a cut-and-dried subject. Not to farmers. It may seem a simple enterprise to outsiders, but it’s not. Hay farmers work in partnership with Mother Nature, and she keeps her own schedule. A ...

You're supposed to "make hay while the sun shines." But what happens when it doesn't shine? For Justin Weatherford, of Florence, S.D., the wet summer and early fall has meant putting up about ...

The dog days of August are here, and that means silage chopping season is rapidly approaching. How silage is cut and stored depends somewhat on the growing season, says Aaron Saeugling, Iowa State ...

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, ...

Last week was a good time in Iowa to make hay – and silage – according to a report today from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Iowa farmers took advantage of the most days suitable for fieldwork in ...