The hum of mowers is echoing across the country with many farmers knocking grass over the last week now that there is a bit ...

With May just around the corner and the weather finally starting to take a turn for the better, it's time to start looking ...

Farmers are being warned not to cut corners on machinery maintenance ahead of silage season after new figures show vehicle ...

Farmers might question whether to allow crops to bulk up to increase yield per acre, or to cut earlier and prioritise quality ...

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Changes in silage production could help cut greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Agriculture is the largest source of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions in the United States. N 2 O is the third ...

It’s been a busy time on livestock farms, with calving and lambing finishing up on many holdings. As farms move from winter feeding systems to grazing, attention is quickly turning to the next major ...

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 ...

Putting off the cutting day will only reduce feed quality and quantity as it will take from the yield of a second cut Farmers are being advised to stick to the cutting date of May 10-15 for 75 DMD ...

“Maximising milk from forage is the key to higher margins and the foundation of milk from forage is adequate quantities of high quality forage. And despite the wet, cold spring, Biotal Technical ...

Dairy farmers who harvested this year’s first-cut grass silage crops early should seize the opportunity to take subsequent cuts early as well, in a bid to push up silage quality and potentially milk ...