Are spring nights claiming your alfalfa crop? Our expert shares what weather conditions will cause alfalfa crops to frost and what signs to look for in the fields.
Extension forage expert Mike Rankin explains how organic acids can be an effective strategy to preserve feeding characteristics of hay harvested above the optimum moisture level for safe storage.
Do you have more alfalfa leaves on the ground than you should? Production tips by silage expert Dan Undersander can help reduce leaf loss and boost your leaf content quality.
In Episode 11 of Silage Talk, the Dairy Herd Management team talks with Tony Hall who works in Dairy Technical Services with Lallemand Animal Nutrition about feeding challenges with corn silage and high moisture corn.
Getting your ration right is absolutely critical to production. Learn how forage analysis of corn silage can calculate grain yield and estimate how much supplemental corn may be needed.
It’s worth repeating: air is the enemy of high-quality silage. As silage is opened and fed, it is once again exposed to air, and oxygen allows aerobic organisms that survived the ensiling process — such as bacilli,
First, let’s look at what packing does. To get the anaerobic ensiling fermentation started and to minimize the aerobic spoilage processes, we need to get rid of all the oxygen “trapped” in the forage. This is ach
