More than in other years, I’m encountering quite a few grass silage pits that are heating and going off very quickly once opened — whether being fed in blocks or through a total mixed ration (TMR).

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 ...

Sorghum’s uptake in dairy rations has continually grown, but the crop’s limiting factors have laid hurdles for those who desire to partially replace corn silage in the diet while promoting water use ...

Dan meets with Colleen and Jerry Kelm, robotic dairy farm. Nitrogen reduction. Dan meets with Colleen and Jerry Kelm to talk about their modern robotic dairy farm. The University of MN Extension talks ...

Researchers at Kansas State University have determined a cause and potential solution for greenhouse gas emissions from silage. Jeongdae Im, an associate professor of civil engineering, says his team ...

Producers have a variety of options when it comes to forage crops as livestock feed sources. Many other forages other than corn can be ensiled or put up as hay, depending on weather conditions and ...

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 ...

In “Making It in America,” Rachel Slade examines the challenges of domestic production through the lens of one Maine company. By Jenna Sauers Jenna Sauers writes about culture. When you purchase an ...

The military decision-making process (MDMP) is not a boogey man to be feared, but a process to be embraced and mastered by all staffs charged with developing operations plans and orders. It is a ...