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<blockquote data-quote="nrs farm" data-source="post: 47629" data-attributes="member: 154"><p>We feed corn silage from an old upright stave silo during the fall & winter months basically (about Sept - March). Around here it is a lot cheaper than hay. You do have to limit feed it though or the cows will get fat. We calve in Feb and March for the most part. I feed silage and straw until Dec-Jan then start feeding hay with the corn silage. By the middle to end of March the cows are on all hay.</p><p></p><p>As to spoilage...we feed a layer off the top of the silo every day. Once it is exposed to the air it will spoil if not fed within a day or two. However, if you keep it airtight it can actually last for years (I've read) in the silo. If you want a good source of articles on corn silage (from making to feeding) try this link: </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/uwforage/Silage.htm" target="_blank">http://www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/uwforage/Silage.htm</a></p><p></p><p>It's a dairy site but still a lot of good information on corn silage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nrs farm, post: 47629, member: 154"] We feed corn silage from an old upright stave silo during the fall & winter months basically (about Sept - March). Around here it is a lot cheaper than hay. You do have to limit feed it though or the cows will get fat. We calve in Feb and March for the most part. I feed silage and straw until Dec-Jan then start feeding hay with the corn silage. By the middle to end of March the cows are on all hay. As to spoilage...we feed a layer off the top of the silo every day. Once it is exposed to the air it will spoil if not fed within a day or two. However, if you keep it airtight it can actually last for years (I've read) in the silo. If you want a good source of articles on corn silage (from making to feeding) try this link: [url=http://www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/uwforage/Silage.htm]http://www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/uwforage/Silage.htm[/url] It's a dairy site but still a lot of good information on corn silage. [/QUOTE]
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