Making haylage is a great way to preserve high quality forage for your livestock. But, do it wrong and you’ll get a mess. What are the things you need to watch out for so your haylage will be top quality? Common mistakes with haylage are using thin or not enough plastic, baling at the wrong…
What the heck is haylage and why should you know about it? Well, the first answer is easy, haylage is fermented hay. What can it do for your livestock? Let’s look into it. Haylage is a fermented forage that is fed to animals like hay. Haylage is made by baling the forage when wet (45-55%…
If you have livestock, you’ll need to have some hay. You could buy it or, if you’ve got extra forage, make it yourself. How is hay made and what are the key points to making hay that your animals will love? Hay is made by cutting high quality grass or other forages, letting it dry in the sun, then baling…