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 ...

Canadian dairy farms face several silage-related challenges that are uniquely shaped by national climate, regulatory, and logistical factors not commonly seen in the United States. In much of Canada, ...

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Fuel, labour and operational costs continue to rise with 5pc price hikes for some services in 2025. FCI chair John Hughes said the sector has faced "continuing" machinery cost inflation, while the ...

Driving through the heart of dairy country in the High Plains this past summer, one thing became clear—sorghum silage acres are up. With irrigation water from the Ogallala Aquifer dwindling, dairies ...

Silage in Farming Simulator 25 is a vital source for boosting your farm's productivity. It is a fermented feed produced from crops like grass or chaff, significant in feeding most animals, especially ...

Silage being compressed and then covered. When school holidays came around, I often packed my suitcase and headed off to Eltham in Taranaki, to stay with my aunt and uncle who were dairy farmers. My ...

Ideally, sugars in grass silage at the time of cutting should be higher than 3%. Getting the fundamentals right at the start is the key to making good silage. Picture: Frédéric Michel / iStock. Wed, ...

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Dear Joseph Happy New Year, I started diary farming late last year just in time to tap into the lush vegetation that followed the rains. I must say I have not had any feed challenges up to now but the ...