As spring progresses to summer, the percentage of haylage and small grains in TMR often increases to stretch corn silage inventories or to dilute corn silage if the quality isn’t as good as we had hoped.

Properly ensiled forages can be stored for extended periods of time and support the performance and health of your herd. Alternatively, you could be dealing with spoilage, plummeting palatability and a rising feed bill.

Maximizing your silage space can allow producers to – quite literally – pack more tons of valuable feed into the same space.

Whether it is maximizing production, maintaining herd health, or controlling cost, a key component is the quality of forage fed.