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Successfully transition your cows from one silage to another

Consider minimizing change, tossing bad feed, silage carryover, feed testing and risk management when changing silages.
May 29, 2025
Ben Jensen

Silage can be difficult to introduce into an animal’s diet, but once it is established, moving from one crop to the next produces a new set of challenges. When changing types of silage, or from crop to crop, here are some things to consider.


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Preparations for bunk stability

To keep your animals healthy, start evaluating your current ration and wet forages and make summer plans now to help forecast feed stability issues before the seasonal heat arrives.
April 19, 2024
Ben Jensen

A total mixed ration (TMR) diet has long been used to consistently offer a high-quality mix to ruminants. It allows farms to incorporate almost any ingredient into the diet consistently, safely removing much of the variation from one mouthful to the next.



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Minimizing wild yeast in 2022 silages

Filling silage storage quickly with clean plant material that is tightly packed minimizes the risk of yeast growth and boosts the likelihood of producing high-quality feed.
September 6, 2022
Ben Jensen

Silage is not immune to the many challenges we face on the farm, and the risks begin before it even becomes silage. Agronomists do their part in helping you grow an excellent crop that should yield excellent feed for the coming year.


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The investment of hay

May 30, 2022
Ben Jensen
The price tags on agricultural goods, along with other day-to-day necessities, are changing by the week. In the last few months, we have seen huge spikes in the markets, both up and down, as our needed suppliers and purchasers deal with shortages.
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Correct inventory calculations

March 31, 2022
Ben Jensen
For all businesses, inventory is a crucial part of the day-to-day and year-to-year operations. Without product to sell – or worse yet, parts or ingredients to make salable items – a company cannot survive.
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After-harvest forage evaluation

September 29, 2021
Ben Jensen
Farmers love what they do, and whether they realize it or not, each one lives for the harvest – not just crop farmers with grain harvests but livestock owners marketing animals, along with dairy farms with pounds of milk sent to the creamery.
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Is baleage the right fit for your operation?

September 1, 2021
Ben Jensen
Baleage has become a common term on farms throughout the country, as it is now one of the most popular ways of harvesting and storing feed – but what is baleage?
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Small grains, big advantages

February 5, 2021
Ben Jensen and Jon Pretz
In many parts of the U.S., small-grain forages are increasing in popularity and can make excellent feed for milk cow rations when harvested at the correct stage of maturity and put up at proper moisture levels.
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Why invest in forage inoculants and preservatives?

June 1, 2020
Ben Jensen and Jon Pretz
We all know feeding cows high-quality forage can translate to increased profitability, thanks to its superior digestibility and encouragement of dry matter intake (DMI).
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