LAKE BENTON, Minn. — When you’re in the registered cattle business, there is just no choice but to secure winter feed to ensure proper calving in the spring. If you don’t have high-quality feed, you ...

The Foundation just completed its first major project when it published the “Silage Safety 101” handbook, of which more than 5,000 copies have been distributed free of charge. In November 2017, the ...

Showing that dumping the silage wagon takes more than it looks, with hands-on farm work and steady teamwork in the field.

Watch the silage chopping process on the farm, from cutting to collecting, showcasing the machinery and techniques used to prepare feed efficiently. One Nation forecast to become federal opposition: ...

My daughter had a strange tale from her adventures on the elementary basketball bus this fall. Whenever the bus passed a ranch, she and a couple of her fellow cattle-loving friends would have the same ...

Kilkenny-based contractor John Hughes gave up making silage 17 years ago. He doesn’t regret it. “My wife said to me years ago she was becoming a silage widow. That resonated,” recalls John. “Family ...

Silage time, and I’m reminded of famous baseball player Yogi Berra’s phrase: “it’s déjà vu all over again”. Certain jobs seem to mark the passage of time in a way that reminds you just how fast life ...