FARGO - The time to make corn silage is approaching quickly. Late-season crops remain ahead of or near the average for maturity, with some corn chopping already under way, according to the North ...

DES MOINES (KWWL) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the most recent harvest set a record for highest corn yields in Iowa history. On average, Iowa farmers averaged 205 bushels per acre for ...

The hay mow was filled to the rafters with hay and straw bales, but the ear corn supply was gone as September approached. Oats and barley were decent substitutes until the new-crop corn moved from the ...

LINCOLN — Harvests of silage and high moisture corn started in Nebraska last week, as other crops continued to mature, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural ...

While the corn silage harvest may be a ways off in North Dakota, it is getting under way in the eastern portion of the U.S. Therefore, this is not too soon to be thinking about staging for ensiling ...

PARKERSBURG - Corn silage choppers will soon be chewing their way through Northeast Iowa fields to keep dairy and cattle herds fed for the year. According to local farmers and crop experts, the ...

FILER — Hot, smoky days are pushing southern Idaho’s corn crop to maturity faster than some growers had expected. Smoke holds the heat in, depriving the plant of a chance to rest, Dave Heimkes ...

With corn silage harvesting well under way, Karla Hernandez, South Dakota State University Extension forages field specialist, shares some tips to help get the best out of this crop. For starters, ...

High-quality corn silage often is an economical substitute for some of the grain in finishing and in dairy rations, and it can be an important winter feed for cow-calf producers. All too often, though ...