The maximum capacity of a tower silo filled with corn silage is achieved when the moisture is between 60 and 65%. The best way to manage moisture content of corn silage is to harvest at the proper ...

Mychal Wilmes shares his memories of a too-wet corn silage harvest in 1968, an early frost a few years later that reduced soybean yields, and a devastating blow when his father died one September.

Livestock producers who grow their own hay often find themselves playing “beat the clock” when it comes to harvest, knowing ...

“Our hay crop yields and our corn silage have been great in terms of tonnage. We’ve been fortunate to have a really good ...

Harvesting and storing high-moisture corn ... and high-moisture corn has lower levels of sugars compared to traditional corn silage to promote rapid fermentation,” advised Rusche.