The milk line can help determine when to harvest the corn crop.

The enrollment period ends Sept. 30.

Harvesting corn at the proper moisture level is important in making good silage.

Starlings can eat 50 percent of their bodyweight in feed a day.

Newer stands usually are more winter hardy.

Birds can cause a huge loss of cattle feed.

Poor water quality can impact livestock health.

Weigh the risk of winter injury against the need for forage when deciding whether to harvest alfalfa in the fall.

NDSU’s dairy specialist offers advice on using frost-damaged corn for silage.

Mold can develop in wet byproduct feeds under the right conditions.