Farmers across the country are always looking for ways to minimize crop input costs whether they grow corn, soybeans, small grains, alfalfa, clover or specialty crops due to the high costs of fertilizer, seed, fuel and land rental rates.

The use of baleage, also known as round bale silage, continues to grow across the upper Midwest on dairy and livestock farms.Ruminant animals do well with fermented forages and baleage offers an alternative to producers with limited conventional storage such as upright silos. Baleage production seems to have filled a niche for small to moderate-sized operations of all kinds, regardless of species.