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Adverse weather and hidden danger of moldy feed

September 1, 2021

Melissa A. Bravo

Over the summer, the western drought and heat wave continue to intensify.

How to safely succeed in custom harvesting

July 9, 2021

Becky Arnold

There’s a lot of pressure on custom harvesters. In a small window of time, they are rushing to get multiple clients’ forages ensiled – often across many states with a dog-tired crew by the end of the season.

Lean on me

July 9, 2021

Joy Hendrix

There is no adrenaline rush quite like trying to get a field harvested before a storm hits or the anticipation of waiting for a field to dry out so you can run an implement through.

Managing silage losses at feedout

July 9, 2021

Kimberley Morrill and Jim Turner

It’s well known that some loss of dry matter (DM) and nutrients during the ensiling process is unavoidable. However, during the process of harvesting and ensiling, there are choices to make and management practices to utilize that may minimize those losses.

Don’t focus on pin-up forages

February 1, 2021

Lynn Jaynes

“Many variables require many plans but only a few basic principles,” said Alltech representative John Winchell at an Ontario Forage Council 2020 webinar.

5 strategies for silage success

August 18, 2020

Karen Lee

North American farmers can show impressive year-over-year gains in corn and alfalfa yields, but if silage isn’t managed correctly, it could just mean more and more feed loss each year.

5 adverse silage scenarios and how to deal with them

August 18, 2020

Emma Ohirko

When weather and growing conditions are less than ideal, it can be hard to know what steps to take to make the most of a subpar forage crop.

Understanding forage quality: Reducing ash content

May 22, 2020

Matt Jaynes

Forage quality is critical to a producer’s operation. The quality of forage – good or bad – will affect an operation’s bottom line.

Equipment Hub: Self-propelled forage harvesters

April 30, 2020

Tucker Merz

Forage equipment is traditionally used to harvest and package crops such as grass, alfalfa, triticale, wheat, barley, oats, corn and sorghum. When harvesting grass, alfalfa or triticale, the product is most often cut with a swather or mower.

Equipment checkpoints for optimal drying

March 31, 2020

Jason Hartschuh

The primary purpose of our haymaking equipment is to dry hay to the optimum moisture for storage, then package densely. This winter, our shop has been a staging ground for improved hay drying.