Not all sorghums produce the same results when fed as silage to beef and dairy cows. By: Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Sorghum silage can provide an alternative to corn silage, ...

Driving through the heart of dairy country in the High Plains this past summer, one thing became clear—sorghum silage acres are up. With irrigation water from the Ogallala Aquifer dwindling, dairies ...

Q. We are planning to ensile corn stover at 50% dry matter (DM) with molasses, rolled corn and an inoculant. Would the resulting silage be of high enough quality for beef cattle? A. Ensiling is a ...

Silage is the material produced by controlled fermentation, under anaerobic conditions, of chopped crop residues or forages with high moisture contents. Desirable characteristics of material used in ...

MANY types of preservatives such as ground cereals, sugar beet pulp and molasses are employed to preserve silage in the best possible condition. These preservatives are high in fermentable ...

Animals feed in one of the dips at Eldoret Technical Training Institute Kapseret area in Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] For farmers in livestock enterprises such as dairy cows and goats ...