Switching from a three-cut silage system to taking smaller and more regular cuts of silage has lifted forage quality at a Welsh dairy farm. But recouping the additional costs of a multi-cut system by ...

Shredlage may not be a familiar term for many UK farmers, but German manufacturer Claas’s latest long-chop forage system claims to increase yields and boost milk yields. Claas has been working on corn ...

Product manager Luke Wheeler said the new hydraulic pre-compression with intelligent control was designed for consistently high chop quality. “The two rear springs of the pre-compression rollers in ...

CLAAS is bringing home two farm machine awards from Agritechnica—the world’s leading agriculture technology trade show—after a jury of 21 international journalists recognized the new Jaguar 1200 ...

Farming is full of processes. A process for planting. Another for harvest. A custom harvester does what works for him and is best for his customers. Beau Froese of Froese Brothers Harvesting, Inman, ...

The gigantic silage pile sitting in the feedyard every winter is an accomplishment. It starts with putting seed in the ground in the spring and continues through getting it chopped, piled up and ...

Controlling traffic in farm fields requires striking the balance between equipment weight and tire pressure to minimize soil compaction and the resulting yield losses. In the hay meadow, though, ...

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