As seed companies phase out brown midrib corn silage hybrids, producers are reevaluating how to maintain forage quality and ...

FREEPORT, Ill. — Corn diseases can produce mycotoxins that impact the corn silage in dairy cattle rations. “Tar spot or southern rust can contribute to the mycotoxin accumulation,” said Damon Smith, ...

Estimates suggest that 1/3 to 1/2 of dairy production in the U.S. occurs in states with water scarcity. Planning a forage platform that optimizes the use of water is not only prudent, it’s just good ...

Driving through the heart of dairy country in the High Plains this past summer, one thing became clear—sorghum silage acres are up. With irrigation water from the Ogallala Aquifer dwindling, dairies ...

Dear Joseph Happy New Year, I started diary farming late last year just in time to tap into the lush vegetation that followed the rains. I must say I have not had any feed challenges up to now but the ...

With climate change now a normal occurrence, farmers —livestock and crop —are realising they can no longer depend wholly on rain-fed agriculture. For livestock farmers, they are also waking up to the ...

With the warm and wet conditions this season, southern rust is on the rise in Midwest corn crops. It may be time to start considering the impact that could have on corn silage and preparing to adjust ...

In life, all of us have challenges. But when considering the ones farmers face, ours seem minor. For farmers, they are ...

Dan meets with Colleen and Jerry Kelm, robotic dairy farm. Nitrogen reduction. Dan meets with Colleen and Jerry Kelm to talk about their modern robotic dairy farm. The University of MN Extension talks ...