Corn silage is one of the most commonly fed forages in the U.S. However, it often leaves soil bare between fall harvest and spring planting.

Corn silage is the predominant forage source used in dairy cattle diets. High-quality silage supplies energy and physically effective fiber to high-producing animals.

There continues to be a lot of interest in corn silage harvested with a self-propelled forage harvester (SPFH) equipped with an after-market processor having cross-grooved processing rolls set for 2- to 3-mm roll gap and greater roll speed differential than has typically been used (32 percent versus 21 percent).

Garnering much recent interest by dairy producers and their nutritionists has been a new method of harvesting whole-plant corn for silage.