: fodder (such as hay or corn) converted into succulent feed for livestock through processes of anaerobic bacterial fermentation (as in a silo)
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As the farmer tells RTÉ News, he’s never encountered anything like this in his field before, and he’s been cutting silage in the same area for more than three decades.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
There were signs of growth in the production of durum wheat, corn for silage, and several forage crops — an increase that matches that of the dairy industry in the past decades.
—The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
Two years later, the company commissioned its first commercial plant, which combined a hay and silage farm (also based in Germany) with panels that provided more than 4 megawatts.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
Canals slice between orchards and acres of silage, pushing all-important irrigation water through a network of laterals from farm to farm.
—Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
There were signs of growth in the production of durum wheat, corn for silage, and several forage crops — an increase that matches that of the dairy industry in the past decades.
—The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
Two years later, the company commissioned its first commercial plant, which combined a hay and silage farm (also based in Germany) with panels that provided more than 4 megawatts.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
Canals slice between orchards and acres of silage, pushing all-important irrigation water through a network of laterals from farm to farm.
—Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
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silage
noun
si·lage
ˈsī-lij 
: fodder (as hay or corn) fermented (as in a silo) to produce a rich moist feed for livestock
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