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 ...

It is hard to believe that it is near that time of year when corn will start to be harvested for silage. We have been ...

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.

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.

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

The move aims to help farmers during the busy harvest season. The extension, effective immediately through Jan. 7, 2025, allows vehicles carrying corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover ...