Forage Types

In this article, we’ll look at strategies for putting up quality corn silage in order to reduce your reliance on bought-in feeds and improve your farm’s cash flow.

Those tell-tale nose prints in the total mixed ration (TMR) you put in front of your milking herd provide indisputable evidence the cows have been sorting their feed again.

Growing conditions have a significant impact on the nutritional value of corn silage, and though growers can’t change Mother Nature, they can be prepared and make adjustments during harvest that can have a positive outcome for their crop.

Improved management for high quality, advances in equipment and innovations related to bale silage and other storage options have made grass silage a more attractive option for dairy farmers.

Although established alfalfa can access deep subsoil water, dry topsoils limit the availability of many nutrients.

Plant description
Yellow-flowered alfalfa is a perennial legume growing up to 30 inches high with multiple erect stems.