A tractor scoops preserved silage and loads it onto a baling machine, and then packages into roll bale, at Chemusian dairy farm in Nakuru County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Many dairy farmers are ...

Topping clamps of maize or grass silage with a layer of fodder beet can provide a ready-made total mixed ration without the challenges sometimes associated with ensiling this mix. Clamping crushed or ...

Farmers and ranchers who need to preserve feed for their livestock over the winter or during periods of drought often turn to bagging silage. Silage is grass or other green fodder that has been ...

Grass and other pastures are among the most commonly used animal feeds, largely due to its availability, especially in the wet season. However, it is quite a task to cut the grass into small edible ...

These are generally operated by contractors called in to produce quality silage that passes stringent new feed tests that look for consistent and optimum moisture content. “It’s not just baling up a ...

IT IS one of the most popular forage crops in the world and now maize is becoming a fodder option for a number of Tasmania dairy and beef producers. This week the team from Andurt Silage were busy ...

Rudrapur: To ensure fodder security, Uttarakhand Cooperative Dairy Federation (UCDF) has launched a project under Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to construct traditional underground ...

The Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) says it has secured a silage packing machine and accompanying new technology that will improve access to nutritious feed material for dairy cattle nationwide ...

As the scorching weather continues, our cows are getting 6kg of ration, an allocation of grass, and 10kg of silage per day. Growth has stalled. The real worry is that whether rain comes tomorrow or ...

Chandigarh: In a bid to promote the dairy development sector, the state government has launched a new scheme to provide 40% subsidy to farmers on silage baler-cum-wrapper machines through Punjab Dairy ...