Sorghum is one plant sometimes used for silage. Scientists at Kansas State University say this fermented livestock feed produces nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, but that they have uncovered a ...

A common fermented feed for livestock churns out a potent greenhouse gas, but scientists in Kansas say they’ve figured out an affordable way to one day tackle the problem. A team of scientists at ...

A cyclic changeover experiment, involving six sheep, was undertaken to evaluate the effects of molassed sugar-beet pulp (MSBP) and formic acid (FA), as silage additives, on silage fermentation, intake ...

When dairy producers think of silage shrink, they typically mean the difference between the tons of fresh forage harvested and the tons of ensiled forage actually fed. Federal and state agencies are ...

FARGO, N.D. -- Some producers are finding they have poor-quality corn silage this winter, according to a North Dakota State University dairy cattle expert. "Properly ensiled, corn silage should have a ...

Silage is fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle, sheep and other cud-chewing animals. What does a farmer require? To prepare your crop for silage, it must be chopped into ...

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 ...

New research suggests silage has been overlooked as a substantial producer of nitrous oxide. A team at K-State figured out why – and a potential way to tackle the problem. A common fermented feed for ...