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 ...

Corn silage in western Nebraska is being harvested. The silage is the result of chopping the whole corn plant and packing it in a way that will ferment. The corn is still green, but it has stopped ...

The dog days of August are here, and that means silage chopping season is rapidly approaching. How silage is cut and stored depends somewhat on the growing season, says Aaron Saeugling, Iowa State ...

Creating quality silage is most dependent on harvest plant moisture. Ideally, when chopping silage, the plant should be 32-38% dry matter. Moisture calculation is key, and given the genetics of ...

DECORAH, Iowa --- Silage choppers have been chewing up and spitting out corn for about a month in Northeast Iowa with mixed results. Government estimates show corn yields for grain will be drastically ...

FORDVILLE, N.D. — There was no way to get trucks into the fields in south-central Walsh County after two feet of snow and another inch of rain in October. But a neighborhood group of about 11 farmers ...

A Purdue University researcher has found a way to get more bang for fewer bucks when it comes to processing cellulosic material to make ethanol. By shredding corn stover instead of chopping, as is ...

LEBANON, Pa. — Kyle Shuey invested about $100,000 toward a merger with Mar-Team Harvesting. “Not many 20-year-olds do that,” the Lebanon County farmer said with a smile. Today, Shuey manages most of ...

Farming is full of processes. A process for planting. Another for harvest. A custom harvester does what works for him and is best for his customers. Beau Froese of Froese Brothers Harvesting, Inman, ...

MEDINA, N.D. — Even though an early frost pushed along the silage corn crop in parts of North Dakota and South Dakota, Jordan Reierson says the 2020 corn chopping season has been a big improvement on ...