Baleage that is wrapped in layers of thick-white plastic can have 40 percent moisture. ... Alfalfa can be harvested four to five times a year without damaging the plant stand, Lock said.

MELROSE, Minn. -- Vern Frericks likes using baleage in his dairy herd's ration. The plastic-wrapped bales are like mini-silos, fermenting the hay, keeping it moist, fresh, palatable and high in ...