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Kansas State University

Silage Team Home Page

Roberto Sonon 1991                                             Silage Team 1990                            Ruthie Bolsen 2003             Keith in Japan 1982

Estela Uriarte 1999                              Silage Team 1978                                 Lance Huck & Jim Turner 1997            Jeff Pendergraft & Keith 2008

                                                           Pictures from the Silage Team photo album: 1972 to 2008.

This website is designed to inform and educate about SILAGE and the SILAGE INDUSTRY.  
We will continue to add and update information and publications, so visit us often!

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since August 22, 2008

IMPORTANT NOTICE (Posted June 22, 2006)

Because of the risk of a serious injury, the K-State Silage Team does NOT recommend taking core samples from the feedout face of bunker silos or drive-over piles to estimate the density of a silage. 

Bunker, Piles, or Bags: Which is the most Economical?  (A paper by K. Dhuyvetter, J. Harner III, G. Boomer, J. F. Smith, and R. Rodriguez; Kansas State University)

Important Silage Management Opportunities in 2006 (Keith's presentation at the Southwest Nutrition Conference; Feb. 24, 2006)

Sealing Strategies for Bunker Silos and Drive-over Piles (A paper by Larry Berger and Keith Bolsen for the NRAES Conference, “Silage for Dairy Farms: Growing, Harvesting, Storing and Feeding”; Jan. 23-25, 2006)

Harvest and Storage Safety (A paper by Dennis Murphy and William Harshman for the NRAES Conference, 
“Silage for Dairy Farms: Growing, Harvesting, Storing and Feeding”; Jan. 23-25, 2006) 

Mejorando la calidad del ensilaje en el 2005 (Traducido por Ma. Estela Uriarte Archundia)

The above publications are in Adobe Acrobat format. You will need the free reader to view, which can be downloaded here.

       We also have publications and presentations in Spanish and Portuguese!

Our Mission:

Contact us:

To provide information to improve the production, management, and utilization of silage for livestock production in Kansas.

232 Weber Hall, Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS  66506  Phone: 785-532-5657 or 512-301-2281    keithbolsen@hotmail.com