Silage production plays a critical role in the feedyard and dairy feed supply. Over the last few years there has been a steady increase in the acres planted to silage sorghum on the High Plains. The ...

Not all sorghums produce the same results when fed as silage to beef and dairy cows. By: Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Sorghum silage can provide an alternative to corn silage, ...

AMARILLO – Unique data for forage sorghums, including varying feed values and management needs of different hybrids, is coming out of a Texas A&M AgriLife trial being conducted near Bushland. “On the ...

The Cleveland County landscape is beginning to look like a scene from the Grapes of Wrath. While people aren’t packing up and moving, our landscape is suffering from extreme heat and lack of moisture.

Ongoing Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service sorghum silage trials have revealed forage type and variety are key considerations to optimizing both quantity and quality, according to two specialists.

Estimates suggest that 1/3 to 1/2 of dairy production in the U.S. occurs in states with water scarcity. Planning a forage platform that optimizes the use of water is not only prudent, it’s just good ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The combination of poor margins for row crops and the threat of continued dry conditions are prompting many producers to re-evaluate cropping plans. Warren Rusche, South Dakota State ...

Dairy rations in modern times look much different than those from many years ago. During the United Sorghum Checkoff co-sponsored webinar that took a deeper dive at the role of forage sorghum in dairy ...

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