Since 2013, the Indiana Small Farm Conference has been the premier annual event for Indiana’s small- and diversified-farm community — helping them experience continuing education and enjoy ...

Using an additive on your grass, maize or wholecrop silage at harvest can yield many benefits, including helping to produce a better-quality feed and improved animal performance. However, additives ...

The corn silage hybrids you select this winter will have a major impact on your farm’s profitability in 2021. “Purchasing seed for silage and feed is one of the most important decisions of the year, ...

Make sure you’ll have enough old-crop silage to give new-crop silage time to cure after harvest. “In Wisconsin we like to be in the field by April 25, and once we get two weeks out from that date, ...

Creating perfect silage is an increasingly important way to manage on-farm costs, improve livestock performance, assist seasonal feed supply, and improve overall farm sustainability. That's why it ...

The estimated costs of corn, corn silage, soybean, alfalfa, and pasture maintenance in this report are ... These cost estimates intend to represent average costs for farms in Iowa. Very large or small ...

Corn that was drought-stressed this year will have higher toxic nitrate levels, so be very careful during the silage-making process. Corn silage with high nitrate levels poses a higher risk to ...

The budgets are built on a per-acre basis, making them scalable to any farm size. Production costs are always important ... The report provides estimates for common crop rotations, including corn ...

The 2025 Indiana Small Farm Conference will take place at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds on March 4-5. The conference, hosted by Purdue Extension, serves as an annual educational and ...