Specific terms may be used for silage made from particular crops: oatlage for oats, haylage for alfalfa (haylage may also refer to high dry matter silage made from hay).

May 12, 2025 · Preserving feed for livestock doesn't always mean putting up sun-dried hay. Silage is also made as a chopped, fermented feed source, primarily from annual crops like corn, barley, …

Silage, forage plants such as corn (maize), legumes, and grasses that have been chopped and stored in tower silos, pits, or trenches for use as animal feed. Since protein content decreases and fibre …

Silage is a type of forage produced by fermenting plant matter under anaerobic conditions until it's acidified. It is used to feed domestic animals such as sheep, goats, and pigs, but it's mainly …

May 19, 2025 · Silage is essentially “pickled pasture,” or fodder that’s been fermented to feed cattle or sheep during dry seasons. Grasses or other crops, such as rye or maize, are cut, fermented and …

2 days ago · Silage is a type of high-moisture animal feed produced by a controlled process called ensiling. It preserves the nutritional content of freshly harvested forage for later use when pasture …

Nov 1, 2023 · Silage is grass that’s been cut in late May or early June and then preserved by pickling, in much the same way as you might pickle vegetables in the kitchen. The perfect anaerobic conditions …

5 days ago · What is Silage? Silage is the final product when forage of sufficient moisture (> ~50%) is conserved and stored anaerobically (oxygen-free), under conditions that encourage fermentation of …

Jan 3, 2026 · Several characteristics of corn silage make it attractive to many livestock producers. It is a palatable forage with relatively consistent quality and higher yields and energy content than most …

Mar 8, 2023 · Silage is a staple forage on dairy farms. High-level management and sizeable financial outlays are necessary to efficiently produce, harvest, store and feed silage. Feeding adequate …