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 ...

Luke said he had resisted initial encouragement from his agronomist to grow maize for silage but said this year it was proving to be an excellent drought strategy. The Leawood Angus principal runs a ...

This study is led by Dr. Fang Jingyun (Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences and College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University). Silage maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the ...

Provision of enrichment in welfare- and environmentally-friendly pig pens is important for sustainable pig production. The primary aim of the present experiment was to investigate the effects of maize ...

The cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) offers an ecologically advantageous alternative to silage maize for bioenergy production. This is the conclusion of a multi-year comparative study conducted by ...

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 ...

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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 ...