posted on
September 3, 2021
We're chopping silage this week. The fields we are chopping are forage sorghum which is a very dense, tall forage that is producing great yields for winter feeding. We first cut the forage sorghum into windrows and then come along with the silage chopper which is then "shot" into the trucks and hauled out of the field to our silage pile.
Recently, we began working with a school corporation that is close to home. So close in fact, that we can sometimes even hear students playing at recess from across the fields- Southeast Dubois County School Corporation.
Cattle adapt to cold weather and bring circulation to the center of their body to keep warm in the cold.
Fischer Farms has spent the last 20 years forming relationships with area farmers and producers to help them expand their market for their local and sustainably raised products. Recently with the support of the Climate Smart Commodities grant from the USDA, the number of farmers has grown to over 35 with plans to assist over 70 farmers by 2028.
