The silage pit should be located at a place safe from rodents and away from direct sunlight. nmg PHOTO. Silage and hay are preserved feeds that come in handy for dairy cows during periods of scarcity ...

Excessively wet silage (>70% moisture) usually results in fermentation dominated by undesirable butyric acid-forming bacteria, the loss of large volumes of highly digestible nutrients through seepage, ...

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 ...

Farmers looking to make the most of the best conditions for silage harvesting should consider their options for tackling jobs such as rowing up wilted crops Options such as Krone's centre delivery ...

Called Shredlage, it’s a roller system designed to rip forage longitudinally to improve fibre length during kernel processing. Traditional kernel processing has a tendency to chop corn silage to short ...

James Mugerwa, a mixed farmer in Mukono explains that protecting animal feed quality is an important aspect of grain feed stocks. Mugerwa says that to minimise spoilage, smallholder farmers can bag ...