Good-quality grass silage is the foundation of the winter ration for livestock, and throughout the year for housed systems. A key metric for achieving the best intakes and performance from that fodder ...

Silage is expensive to produce, never mind wasting it due to poor pit management. With that in mind, independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy gives his tips on how to make the most of what you've ...

Silage Pits and Bales are being opened all around the country as the recent weather is making housing necessary to avoid damaging paddocks and, more importantly, maintain intakes and animal ...

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With silage season upon us now, it is timely to consider some of the main issues around silage making. The objective should always be to make the best quality silage possible. The cheapest and closest ...

It is impossible to produce high quality silage from low quality pasture, no matter how good the fermentation is. The quality of the ensiled pasture and the quality of the fermentation must be ...

Silage and hay are dual multipurpose forage feed which is processed and fed to ruminant animals as supplementary feed in case of lack of green pasture shortage especially during dry season. It is the ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...