To support the November Hoard’s Dairyman webinar where the University of Illinois’ Mike Hutjens gave his annual crop quality review, let’s take a look at two unexpected outcomes of the...

Out of all the forage a farmer harvests, a portion of it never makes it to the cow

A lot goes into producing good quality forage prior to harvesting, but what happens after harvest determines the pace for the year ahead

As this year’s silage harvest draws closer, farmers, harvesters, agronomists, and crews will be preparing to make the most of this significant investment

Hay and haylage crops are under plastic or in storage

It was July 23, 1999, when two college classmates and I boarded a plane to Madison, Wis. On this date, I began a journey that would change my life substantially

Hoard’s Dairyman Editor Abby Bauer was joined by Luiz Ferraretto, an assistant professor and extension specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. to discuss silage inoculants

In past articles, I have addressed some limitations of undegraded neutral detergent fiber (uNDF) as an indicator of forage quality

Ideally, you should only purchase as much silage inoculant as you can use in the current crop season

To better organize our tire sidewalls used to cover the silage pile, we built this rack out of I-beams and 2-inch tubing

“This harvest for silage is going to be different, but let’s embrace the opportunity at hand and manage what we can,” said John Goeser during the August Hoard’s Dairyman webinar....

In parts of the country that haven’t chopped corn for silage yet, the anticipation grows in regard to when the crop will be ready and how good the feed will be. During the August Hoard’s Dairyman...

Optimizing corn harvest for silage under variable growing conditionspresented by John Goeser, Rock River Laboratorysponsored by Lallemand During this session, Goeser will lean on hi

It is Corn Silage Harvest 2023 here at Hillcrest Farms. This year we have been blessed with rain and a good corn crop

It’s not very frequently that I can reference and expand upon what I’ve learned during my days as a Ph.D. candidate

Over the past few weeks, our Goeser household has had a fair amount of sluggish behavior following bacterial and viral-borne illnesses that ran through our family

Herd it Here podcasts generate insightful and informative discussions on current dairy industry topics

Farming is filled with factors that are out of our control, and one of the main ones is the weather

Fermentation is a crucial step in turning fresh chopped silage into a more nutritious, more digestible feedstuff for our dairy cows