Silage

Wilting Bermudagrass Improves Forage Silage Quality and Cattle Performance

Matt Hersom and William E. Kunkle

Harvesting, Storing, and Feeding Forages as Round Bale Silage

Matt Hersom and William E. Kunkle

Comparison of Hay or Round Bale Silage as a Means to Conserve Forage

Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, and Joel Yelich

Using Drought-Stressed Corn for Silage, Hay, or Grazing

D. L. Wright, D. E. Mayo, H. E. Jowers, and I. Small

Silage Crops for Dairy and Beef Cattle I: Corn

Marcelo Wallau, Joao Vendramini, Adegbola Adesogan, Diwakar Vyas, and Kevin Korus

This publication covers crop choices and agronomic aspects of silage production in Florida, from planting until preparing to harvest, for corn. Written by Marcelo Wallau, Joao Vendramini, Adegbola Adesogan, Diwakar Vyas, and Kevin Korus, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, revised February 2022.

Silage Crops for Dairy and Beef Cattle II: Sorghum and Other Forage Crops

Marcelo Wallau, Joao Vendramini, Adegbola Adesogan, Diwakar Vyas, and Kevin Korus

This publication is a second article on silage crops for dairy and beef cattle that explores crop choices and agronomic aspects of silage production in Florida, from planting until preparing to harvest for sorghum, sorghum x sudan, pearl millet, and cool-season small grain silages. Written by Marcelo Wallau, Joao Vendramini, Adegbola Adesogan, Diwakar Vyas, and Kevin Korus, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, February 2022.

Silage Harvesting, Storing, and Feeding

A. T. Adesogan and Y. C. Newman

This publication discusses the advantages, disadvantages, and phases of silage fermentation and the factors affecting silage quality. Written by A. T. Adesogan and Y. C. Newman, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, reviewed June 2021.

Adding Value in the Tri-County Agricultural Area using Cull Potoatoes

Tim Wilson

Here in the Tri-County Agricultural Area (TCAA; St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler Counties) we approximately 14,000 acres of spring harvested potatoes. Large amounts of cull potatoes are discarded and like many other culled vegetables, are fed to cattle at harvest. Building on pilot data collected in 2017, a field demonstration was conducted that involved ensiling […]

Making Potato Salad for Cattle

Wendy Mussoline

UF/IFAS partnered with local rancher Chance Clay to conduct a potato silage trial for beef cattle. Livestock Agent with St. John’s County (Tim Wilson), UF Animal Science Beef Specialist (Matt Hersom) and Agriculture Agent with Putnam/Flagler County (Wendy Mussoline) assisted Chance Clay with a silage project on his farm using cull potatoes. Chance wondered what […]

Conserving Forage

Michael Davis

Conserving forage for use during times of low forage production is a common practice for beef cattle enterprises. The following information is a summary of the UF/IFAS EDIS publication Comparison of Hay or Round Bale Silage as a Means to Conserve Forage, by Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, and Joel Yelich. The full publication can be […]