Forages make up 45 to 95 percent of the feed that dairy animals receive on a farm. We usually think in terms of just the lactating cows. It is more difficult to think in terms of the whole herd in terms of the forage needs for the farm on an annual basis. Forages are the single-most important feed that we feed on the farm and the most variable in quality. It is critical to the profitable success...
A very comprehensive article about forage i have ever seen as it addressed all the aspects of ground reality faced by livestock farmers in search of sustainable production
I would like to know are we to participate in the best interest of the silage, the health of the cow, the quantity and quality of the milk produced or the net profit savings for the farmer?