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“It’s hard to find any help that isn’t as confused as we are.”
For Mark Davies, the middle-generation son in this farming family, it was a dubious beginning for what should have been a major step on the road to a more certain future.
Spoilage micro-organisms (yeasts, molds and aerobic bacteria), cause the biggest and most variable loss from silage during storage and feedout. Spoilage micro-organisms need oxygen to do their dirty work.
I became an agronomist because I enjoy being outside, working with plants and mastering all of the details for growing a successful crop. As a customer agronomist for Mycogen Seeds, I consult with growers of silage corn, grain corn, soybean and alfalfa to help them achieve the most from their acres.
Mention hybridization, and growers often think of corn. That’s not surprising since the scientific foundation to develop hybrid corn varieties has been around since the 1940s.
Right now outside my house in central Washington state, we are experiencing a freezing drizzle. The forecast is for up to a 0.1 inch of ice covering everything by morning.
Over the years, if you’ve owned a small square baler, chances are you’ve probably had problems with knotters not tying. So here is a general guide to help deal with this unexpected challenge which always seems to happen with a full crop in the field.
When my son Homer was 12, he was given his first .22-caliber rifle to hunt rabbits and squirrels. We had an old irrigating pickup that barely ran, and he could take that pickup with his .22 to the gravel pits about a mile away and hunt for hours.
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