Tag: silage
What will you find in your forage grab bag?
Ohio’s forage and corn silage season saw drought, delays and low quality. Learn how variability impacts feed value and why testing and adjustments matter.
Be prepared for impacts of delayed or late harvest
Weather delays spread out Ohio’s silage harvest in 2024. Learn strategies to manage forage quality, bunker storage and small-grain planting timing.
Worldwide research on silage
OSU Extension educator Jason Hartschuh offers advice on managing DON levels, feed spoilage, food waste silage, baleage and safety practices for harvest.
Considerations for fungicide applications on silage corn
Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh gives a rundown of considerations for applying fungicides to corn silage corn.
The importance of forage testing
Ohio State Extension educator Emily Hornberger provides valuable insights into testing grazing pastures and other forages, including hay or silage.
‘Back to the Future’ in dairy
OSU Extension specialist Dwight Roseler details ways to improve dairy cow health via best practices during silage and forage harvests.
How to manage corn diseases to maintain silage quality
Over the next month, corn will be tasseling and disease scouting and management will be important to maintaining silage quality.
Pricing corn silage for best economic return
Learn how to price corn silage for the best economic return.
There’s one chance to nail corn silage harvest
Ensure a smooth silage harvest by checking equipment, setting and monitoring the correct chop length and kernel rolls and putting safety first.
Prepare equipment now for corn silage harvest
Now is the time to be reviewing, servicing and preparing equipment used for silage harvest so that down time doesn't decrease your silage quality.
