FARGO - Some North Dakota producers may be faced with having to use their corn, sunflower, wheat, barley, oat or other crops for hay, grazing or silage because of this year's drought conditions.

The ideal moisture concentration (65 to 70%) for ensiling corn closely coincides with the stage of development that ensures near maximum production of total digestible nutrients (TDN)/acre (Fig. 1).

Ensiling whole corn plants can be difficult because of the challenges in getting adequate oxygen exclusion necessary for proper fermentation.

When ensiling beet on top of silage, it is important not to fill the clamp right to the top of the side walls with silage, as room must be left for the beet to be added.

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Dr Owoyesigire explains that crops rich in soluble sugars such as maize, alfalfa, soybean, sorghum, oats, pearl millet, and hybrid Napier are most suitable for fodder ensiling.

Using Inoculants. Mrs. Colahan recommends using crop- and condition-specific inoculants to reduce losses during ensiling. “The specific combination of bacteria and enzymes in our inoculants ...

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Producers looking to make autumn grass silage need to pay particular attention to ensiling method, warns Dave Davies from the Silage Advisory Centre. Sign in. LATEST. LATEST. From last 24 hours; ...

The innovative TBA process involves an initial anaerobic ensiling phase, where CKK waste is inoculated with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP1, a bacteria that suppresses animal pathogens and ...