Cases of milk fever in the 400 high-yielding pedigree Holsteins at Poyerston Farm numbered just two in the last calving period. Roger Lewis, who runs the autumn-calving herd in partnership with his ...

FARGO - Many North Dakota corn fields probably will not mature this year, resulting in an opportunity to harvest significant amounts of silage for animal feed, according to a North Dakota State ...

Warra farmer Brendan Taylor said a small patch of farms between Brigalow, Jandowae, and Macalister were fortunate enough to receive some rain in March, as well as follow up rain in June. With feedlots ...

This limits the types of forage crops that can be reliably grown and harvested for silage. While many U.S. dairies rely heavily on corn silage, Canadian dairies often depend on legume-grass silage ...

Rain, coupled with warm weather, has been a winner for the Zweck family, Blyth, as they restock silage supplies for their milking herd.

THE CONSTRUCTION of a silage-based paddock assisted feeding system five years ago has enabled Southern Downs beef producers, Karl and Alexis Doré, to turn a 50-cow breeding enterprise into a 800-head ...

When it comes to crop farming, Madison County is mostly wheat, barley, potatoes and alfalfa hay. However, more farmers here are starting to grow corn silage, which is used for the region’s livestock ...

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