Corn silage is widely used in dairy cow diets around the world and often forms a large part of the forage dry matter. Its energy level depends heavily on plant quality and fermentation. Short stature ...

As demand for grains, silage, fertilizers, dried produce and industrial bulk materials continues to grow, storage flexibility becomes a competitive advantage. Silo bags — whether produced by ...

If one month has passed since you filled the silo, initial corn silage fermentation is likely complete. That means it is time to pull a sample and send it off ...

Archaeologists uncover a rare Roman pyre burial in France, revealing gold treasures and a ring engraved with a mysterious ...

The main end-product produced during fermentation is lactic acid. Lactic acid is a strong acid produced mainly by lactic acid ...

Many years since its original purpose was forgotten, a project to restore a unique farm silo in the heart of the Peak ...

While there are few structures on the rural landscape as iconic as a silo, it’s likely that Hanson Companies would have gone out of business decades ago if they’d only stuck with them. “The silo ...

LAGRANGE — September has always carries a certain excitement for me. As a kid, I couldn’t wait to get home from school. The sound of wagons rattling across the fields, the steady hum of the chopper, ...

Corn silage harvest is a critical time of year for dairy and beef operations, as the quality of the silage harvested determines the farm’s success or failure for the following year. As drier weather ...

Concrete tower silos are a defining feature of Ontario’s rural landscape, serving as crucial storage for silage and grain. However, these structures face a persistent threat from within: The gradual ...

When I was growing up on the dairy farm, we had three silos, each of them with unloading from the top. Two of them were large concrete-stave silos, but the other one was a small metal silo. Over the ...