With BMR corn becoming less available, short-stature corn is emerging as a silage option that can still improve fiber ...

FARGO - The time to make corn silage is approaching quickly. Late-season crops remain ahead of or near the average for maturity, with some corn chopping already under way, according to the North ...

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 ...

While the corn silage harvest may be a ways off in North Dakota, it is getting under way in the eastern portion of the U.S. Therefore, this is not too soon to be thinking about staging for ensiling ...

As seed companies phase out brown midrib corn silage hybrids, producers are reevaluating how to maintain forage quality and ...

FILER — Hot, smoky days are pushing southern Idaho’s corn crop to maturity faster than some growers had expected. Smoke holds the heat in, depriving the plant of a chance to rest, Dave Heimkes ...

With the limited hay crops in some areas this summer, beef producers may want to consider harvesting corn silage to supplement the cow herd this winter. Corn silage can be a very cost effective ...

With corn silage harvesting well under way, Karla Hernandez, South Dakota State University Extension forages field specialist, shares some tips to help get the best out of this crop. For starters, ...

DUNKERTON - Silage choppers began churning through Northeast Iowa corn fields last week, and farmers are optimistic about a slow, yet quality harvest. While some farmers are already filling silos, ...

Soybean harvest advanced ahead of normal this year, with 69 percent of soybeans harvested as of Oct. 4, according to the Minnesota Crop Progress and Condition Report. That's five days ahead of average ...

In general, if water is not limited, corn will yield better, which is why corn silage is often the silage of choice, Bell said. But, corn loses yield and quality when water is limited. If the crops ...

A handful of Iowa farmers fired up their combines this week to start harvesting corn, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.More than a ...