We tried silage once but it wasn't right for our operation, trench silo long before bags came out.
Although it's true that most cows don't need any grain there are benefits to feeding them a little.
We have a small creep feeder on one farm for the calves, they will weight a little more than the calves from the other farm that doesn't have a creep feeder. Those calves are also much calmer and easier to work because they're used to being near you.
A few buckets of ground corn feed to the cows every once in a while keeps them accustomed to you and makes working them much easier. If I take a bucket of feed and call the cows they'll come running and I can lead them right into the working pen.
We do have an advantage in that we have a old no-til corn planter, corn picker, grinder-mixer and a place to store ear corn, all that have long been paid for. We only plant a few acres of corn for feed so the cost is minimal.
Animals just like us like a little change in the menu at times, our cows come running when I head to the bunk feeders with buckets in my hands.
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