silage

noun

si·lage ˈsī-lij

: 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for silage