Corn

Take Advantage Of Online Corn Silage Calculator

Tue, 07 May 2013 02:37:00 +0000

Silage and dairy producers can use it together, specialist says

An online calculator that can help determine the price of corn silage is available in Purdue Extension’s new publication, Determining A Value For Corn Silage.

A Custom Cutting Life On The Road

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:04:00 +0000

Florrie Kohn

Kansas family chops for Southern clients

The Zeller family travels with up to 25 vehicles as it custom chops in several states.

Custom Harvesters Tell How Shredlage Works For Them

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:20:00 +0000

New silage corn processing method is examined

Shredlage is less sortable and more digestible – with more physically effective fiber – than that harvested with a standard crop processor, say Shredlage LLC representatives.

Spider Mites Hurt Silage-Corn Yield – And Quality

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:21:00 +0000

Miticides applied by ground can effectively control the pest

Yields can plummet by 6-10 tons/acre when spider mites infest silage corn

Shredlage Excels As Dairy Feed

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:59:00 +0000

Producer increases milk, cuts hay costs after switching to shredded corn silage

More milk and no dry hay fed. Those are the advantages Steve Ziegler is seeing after switching his herd from standard corn silage to Shredlage.

California, Wyoming Growers Dominate World Ag Expo Forage Challenge

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:49:00 +0000

More than 90 entered the Western contest

California silage-corn producers and Wyoming hay growers dominated the World Ag Expo Forage Challenge, announced Feb. 12 at the Tulare, CA, farm show.

Normal, BMR Corn Work Well Together

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:29:00 +0000

Growing normal and brown midrib (BMR) corn hybrids together produced silage with a chemical composition almost comparable to pure BMR silage. When fed to cows the mixture resulted in greater feed efficiency and lower milk MUN than normal silage.

Droughty Corn May Harbor Aflatoxin

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:34:00 +0000

Corn grain and silage in the drought-stricken Corn Belt may contain aflatoxin, a toxic carcinogen for livestock, warn Kiersten Wise and Charles Woloshuk, Purdue Extension plant pathologists.

Don’t Chop Droughty Corn Too Soon

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:39:00 +0000

Drought-damaged corn can make good feed when chopped for silage, but growers tend to har-vest it when it’s too wet, resulting in poor fermentation, warns Keith Johnson, Purdue Extension forage specialist.

Salvage Drought-Stressed Cornfields Cautiously

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:29:00 +0000

Corn growers who want to salvage drought-damaged fields for livestock feed should do it carefully because of the potential for high nitrates in the forage, warns a University of Illinois Extension educator.