Quality Silage

There is no easy fix to a ‘missed’ silage cutting, but there are a few options to consider.

Rain during harvest and filling can be exasperating, especially after you’ve probably spent time carefully determining your forage’s moisture content. Here’s how weather events can affect both quality and yield.

Silage quality and nutritional value can be influenced by silage additives. See if you are using the right type of additive on your ensiled crop.

Frost causes important changes in forages so manage them carefully for safe feed.

Corn silage can provide a high-quality feed for livestock if it is harvested and ensiled properly.

A deeper understanding of energy content in your dairy and beef silage ration can help build a better overall ration for your herd. Learn more!

High level of nitrates have been detected in forages this year in South Dakota and other states. Depending on where you live, it could be due to weather conditions, fertilizer, previous crop, or a combination.

The cost of kernel processing should be compared to the expected value to be gained from feed improvement to determine if the additional cost is justified.

Fall is here, which means corn silage harvest is in full swing for many livestock producers across the Midwest.

Bagged silage can be a cost-effective storage system and offer flexibility for operations that are expanding or storing differing forage types.

Making hailed corn into corn silage can be a good option. 

The number one priority for high quality silage is to harvest at the right moisture content.

Don’t be complacent about corn harvest safety.

One of the most important steps to make good silage is to cut it at the proper moisture level.

Inoculants contain live, viable bacteria and need to be handled carefully, though not much different than how you treat vaccines for your livestock herd. You want to keep heat, moisture and oxygen away from inoculants.

Timing is everything when it comes to silage harvest, so monitoring plant dry matter becomes critical. Learn how to best hit the sweet spot for your harvest and reduce shrink during the season.

Hot, dry weather conditions can damage corn and have the potential for toxic levels of nitrates in corn silage.

Making corn silage requires moisture for proper fermentation.

The RB Series Silage Baler is Massey Ferguson's first silage baler, designed specifically for handling large amounts of wet forage.

Cropping manager Dave LaCrosse shares tips for growing and harvesting silage, along with challenges he faces every year. Learn a few tricks to making the perfect silage pile.