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Silage Harvesting, Storing, and Feeding

A. T. Adesogan and Y. C. Newman


Release Date: 7/22/2021

Reviewed At: 7/22/2021

Agriculture

Abstract

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.

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-177, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2002. Revised September 2010. Reviewed April 2014 and June 2021. This publication is also part of the Florida Forage Handbook, an electronic publication of the Agronomy Department. For more information you may contact Yoana Newman (ycnew@ufl.edu). Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

A. T. Adesogan, associate professor, Department of Animal Sciences; and Y. C. Newman, assistant professor, Agronomy Department; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Y. Newman
Y. Newman

former assistant professor & Extension forage specialist (2006–2014), Department of Agronomy

Adegbola Adesogan
Adegbola Adesogan
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, Department of Animal Sciences, and director, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

Contacts

Marcelo Wallau
Marcelo Wallau
Specialist
University of Florida

associate program leader for agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, and forage Extension specialist and associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

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Disclaimers

The use of trade names in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information. UF/IFAS does not guarantee or warranty the products named, and references to them in this publication do not signify our approval to the exclusion of other products of suitable composition.