Forage Information
Annual Forages
- Annual Species (from Agronomy Guide)
- Alternate Forage Crops
- Alternative Forages for Dairy Cattle
- Summer Annual Forage Grasses for Emergency Crops
- Forage Options Following Alfalfa Winterkill University of Wisconsin
- Emergency Forage Plantings
- Fall and Spring Forage Yield and Quality from Fall-Seeded Cereal Crops
- Small Grains for Fall and Spring Forage
- Winter Cereals for Spring Forage
- Rural Development
- Cereal Forages for Spring Seeding University of Wisconsin
- Pea and Small Grain Mixtures University of Wisconsin
- Forage Chicory
- Forage Sorghum
- Forage Sorghum-Sudan Grass Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
- Sorghums, sudangrass, and sorghum-sudangrass hybrids for Forage University of Wisconsin
- Forage Pearl Millet, OMAFRA
- Annual Ryegrass for stored feed and pasture, OMAFRA
- Soybeans as a Forage Forage Crop, OMAFRA
- Soybeans for Hay or Silage University of Wisconsin
- Using Soybean as Forage University of Wisconsin
- Uses of Brassica Crops on Grazing Systems University of Wisconsin
- Use of Brassica Crops to Extend the Grazing Season
- Using Corn for Livestock Grazing
- Grazing Corn Residue
Corn Silage
- Corn Publications OMAFRA
- Corn Silage Publications University of Wisconsin
- Assessing the Impact of ECB on Corn Grown for Silage University of Wisconsin
- Corn Silage Production and Managment Penn State
- Crop Budget - Corn Silage OMAFRA
- Key to Higher Corn Yields University of Wisconsin
- Relationship between Corn Grain and Silage Yield University of Wisconsin
- Planting Corn for Silage after a First-Cut Alfalfa Harvest University of Wisconsin
- Selecting Corn Silage Hybrids OMAFRA
- Considerations for selecting corn hybrids in Pennsylvania
- Corn Growers Guidebook comprehensive source for information about corn
- Agronomy Guide for Field Crops: Corn OMAFRA
- Haylage & Corn Silage (from Agronomy Guide) OMAFRA
- Growing Ontario's Corn
- Ontario Hybrid Corn Performance Trials Report Ontario Corn Committee
- Corn Planting Following Early Hay Harvests OMAFRA
- Considerations for Double-cropping Corn Following Hay in Pennsylvania, Penn State University
- Economics of Alfalfa and Corn Silage Rotations
Harvesting
- Corn Silage Harvesting Techniques
- Harvesting Corn Residue
- Harvesting Corn Silage at the Right Moisture
- On-Farm Moisture Testing of Corn Silage
- Using a Microwave Oven to Determine Forage Moisture
- Watch Corn Silage Moisture, NOT the Milk Line OR the Calendar
- Moisture Testing Method Affects Accuracy OMAFRA
silage Inoculants and additives
- Adding Anhydrous Ammonia to Corn Silage
- Adding Enzymes to Silage
- Adding Urea to Corn Silage
- Boosting the Protein Content of Corn Silage OMAFRA
- Buchneri Inoculants to Improve Corn Silage Bunk Life OMAFRA
- Inoculants for Corn Silage University of Wisconsin
- Lactobacillus buchneri for Silage Aerobic Stability University of Wisconsin
- Silage Inoculation - Inoculation of Silage and Its Effects on Silage Quality University of Wisconsin
Quality
- Agronomic Considerations for Molds and Mycotoxins in Corn Silage
- Beware of Nitrates in Corn Silage
- Determining Corn Silage Digestibility
- Drought Damaged Corn Silage
- Frost and Immature Corn Silage
Storage
- Bunker Silo Cover Alternatives
- Corn Silage Hybrids........picking the winners so you won't be a loser: Part 1
- Corn Silage Hybrids........picking the winners so you won't be a loser: Part 2
- How Late Should Corn be Planted for Silage Production?
- Ideas On Dry Corn Silage
- Impact of crop processing on corn silage utilization by dairy cattle
- Managing Forage in Bunk Silos
- Planting Corn for Silage following Winter-Killed Alfalfa
- The Relationship between Corn Grain Yield and Forage Yield: Effect of Moisture, Hybrid and Environment
- Understanding and Trouble shooting Silage Preservation Penn State University
- Hazardous Gases OMAFRA
- Silo and hay mow fires on your farm OMAFRA
- Deciding on a silage storage type University of Wisconsin
- How to handle seepage from farm silos OMAFRA
- Deterioration of Concrete Tower Silos OMAFRA
- Concrete Tower Silo Maintenance and repair OMAFRA
- Tower Silo Capacities OMAFRA
- Managing Forage in Bunk Silos University of Wisconsin
- Bunker Silo Management OMAFRA
- Packing and Covering Bunker Silos OMAFRA
- You Can't Judge a Buker Silo by its Cover University of Wisconsin
- Drive-Over Silage Pile Construction University of Wisconsin
Forage Harvesting & Storage
Dry Hay
- Barn Hay Drying
- Guidelines For Hay Storage In Ontario
- Drying Forage for Hay and Haylage
- Making and Storing Quality Hay
- Prevent Hay Mow and Silo Fires
- Quality Hay Production
- Large Baler Research and Storage Ideas
- Minimizing Losses in Hay Storage and Feeding
- Big Bale Storage Losses; how different options stack up
- Dry Round Hay Bale Storage Costs
- Net Wrap or Twine?
- Preserving the Value of Dry Stored Hay
- Silo and Hay Mow Fires on your Farm
- Spontaneous Combustion and Hay Fires
General Publications about Harvesting and Storage
- Using a Microwave Oven to Determine Forage Moisture
- Cutting, Conditioning & Raking For Faster Hay Drying
- Effectiveness of Equipment to Speed Hay Drying
- The Long and Short of Alfalfa Cutting Height
- Hay & Silage Publications
- Choosing Forage Storage Facilities
- Estimating the Weight of Forage in a Forage Wagon
- Feeding Losses and Forage Storage System Costs
- Grain and Hay Windrowers and Attachments
- Harvesting and Storage Publications
- Moisture Testing Method Affects Accuracy
- Rain Damage to Forage During Hay and Silage Making
- Rakes and Mergers
- Working Successfully with a Custom Operator
- Adjusting the Conditioning System on a Mower-Conditioner
- Bale Moisture - Frequently Asked Questions
- Forage Feedlot Losses for Various Storage Systems
- Heated Bales: Management and Handling - Frequently Asked Questions
- Intensive Conditioning of Forages to Increase Value
- Machinery Designs and Adjustments for Minimized Field Losses
- Making Quality Alfalfa Hay
- Round Bale Storage Techniques
- Swath Width and Mower-Conditioners
Large Bale Silage
- Maintaining Quality in Large Bale Silage
- Recycling Farm Plastic Films
- Bale Silage
- Bale Silage - Frequently Asked Questions
- Baleage Tips
- Evaluating Silage Quality
- Harvesting and Storing Large Bale Haylage
- Heat Damage in Silage and Hay
- Large Round Bale Silage
- Making Quality Silage Bales
- Successful Wrapping and Storage of Square Bales
- Wide Swath Haylage
- Wrap up Savings
Preservatives and Inoculants
- Anhydrous Ammonia for Legume-Grass Silage
- Hay Desiccants and Preservatives
- Improving Lower Quality Dry Forages By Ammoniation
- Inoculants for Legume-Grass Silage
- Adding Enzymes to Silage
- Lactobacillus buchneri for Silage Aerobic Stability
- Microbial Inoculants for Silage
- Preserving Baled Hay with Organic Acids
- Preventing Mouldy Hay Using Propionic Acid
- Silage Inoculation - Inoculation of Silage and its Effects on Silage Quality
Time of Harvest
- Predicting Alfalfa Quality Using PEAQ
- Predicting Neutral Detergent Fiber Using Plant Height and Maturity (PEAQ)
- Alfalfa Harvest Schedules
- Cutting Management of Alfalfa
- Cutting Management of Alfalfa, Red Clover, and Birdsfoot Trefoil
- Estimating Moisture Content of Forages and Silage
- Fall Cutting Management of Alfalfa
- Harvest Schedules for Perennial Grasses
- Red Clover Harvest Management
- Timing Spring Alfalfa Harvest - The Final Word
Tower and Bunker Silos
- You Can't Judge a Bunker Silo by its Cover
- When a Bunker is Better (silage)
- Watch out for Silo Gas
- Understanding and Trouble Shooting Silage Preservation
- Storing Forage in Piles
- Silage Pile Dimension Calculator
- Silage Pile Capacity Calculator
- Preventing Silage Storage Losses
- Packing & Covering Bunker Silos
- Managing Forage In Tower Silos
- Management of Bunker Silos and Silage Piles
- Factors Affecting Bunker Silo Densities
- Drive-Over Silage Pile Construction
- Deciding on a Silage Storage Type
- Bunker Silo Management
- Bunker Silo Facers - worth the investment?
- Tower Silo Capacities
- How to Handle Seepage From Farm Silos
- Estimating How Much Silage is in a Chopper Wagon
- Concrete Tower Silo Maintenance and Repair
Forage Marketing
- Buying and Selling Hay and Straw
- Horse Hay as a Cash Crop?
- Pricing Standing Hay
- Michigan Hay Seller's List
- Canadian Hay Association
- How Much Can I Pay for Standing Hay?
- eHay Weekly newsletter
- The Basics of Marketing Cash Hay
- Hay Cost of Production Worksheet
- Canadian Dehydrators Association
- Wisconsin Tested Hay Auctions
- Equivalent Purchase Price/Ton of Hay & Haylage at Various Moisture Levels
- Factors to Consider When Marketing Hay
- Hay Pricing Spreadsheet
- USDA Weekly Hay Price Reports
- Buying and Selling Alfalfa Hay
- Economics of Alfalfa and Corn Silage Rotations
- Guide to Evaluating Hay
- Index to Information on Hay Marketing
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