A growing number of Iowa grain farmers are giving up hope on a harvestable corn crop in the face of the ongoing drought. Some insurance agencies report a few farmers have started the process of filing ...

The hay mow was filled to the rafters with hay and straw bales, but the ear corn supply was gone as September approached. Oats and barley were decent substitutes until the new-crop corn moved from the ...

After those experiences, I set about building roadway to all silage fields, as well as doing a good bit of tile drains in the ...

Watch the silage chopping process on the farm, from cutting to collecting, showcasing the machinery and techniques used to prepare feed efficiently. Tourists watch killer whale show turn to tragedy ...

Dairy farmers urged to act fast as rapid grass growth and shifting weather threaten silage quality. Timely cutting and ...

It’s either one extreme or the other. The torrential rain over the last week has delayed our silage cutting and for the first time in quite a while, we have pools of water in the feeding passages of ...

It’s the beginning of April, and first-cut silage is just over a month away for those aiming to take an early cut of top-quality grass. Producing sufficient silage for next winter and aiming to make ...

Grass silage makes up around a quarter of the annual feed budget on the average dairy farm. It is essential then, to have a plan in place to avoid deficits both in bulk and feed value. What happens on ...