{"id":18609,"date":"2026-10-29T13:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T13:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/?p=18609"},"modified":"2026-10-29T13:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T13:28:11","slug":"know-the-facts-what-is-silage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/know-the-facts-what-is-silage\/","title":{"rendered":"KNOW THE FACTS.. What is SILAGE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sillage high-moisture green forage such as grass, maize, or sorghum that has been preserved through anaerobic oxygen-free fermentation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">How Silage Works<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Harvesting: Green crops are cut and chopped into small pieces while still moist.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Compaction: The chopped plant material is packed tightly into silos, bunkers, piles, or wrapped in plastic bales to remove air.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Fermentation: Natural lactic acid bacteria consume plant sugars and produce acids. This drops the pH level, stops spoilage microorganisms, and locks in the crop&#8217;s nutrients for months or even years.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Common Crops Used<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Cereals and Grasses: Maize corn, sorghum, rye, oats, and perennial pasture grasses.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Legumes: Alfalfa and clover often mixed with grasses.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Benefits in Livestock Farming<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Nutrient Retention: Retains much higher feed and protein value compared to traditional dried hay.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Year-Round Supply: Provides a reliable, energy-rich feed source during winter or dry seasons when fresh grass is scarce.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Animal Palatability: The sour, fermented taste and juicy texture are easily digested by ruminants like cattle and sheep, supporting better milk and meat production.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sillage high-moisture green forage such as grass, maize, or sorghum that has been preserved through anaerobic oxygen-free fermentation. How Silage Works \u2022 Harvesting: Green crops are cut and chopped into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-notices"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18609"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18610,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18609\/revisions\/18610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}