WESTFIELD, Ind. — Now is a great time to review some of the best practices for an efficient corn silage harvest that delivers the best return on your investment. “Making that happen can be a balancing act,” says Alan Bass, an LG Seeds agronomist in Wisconsin. Monitor crop maturity to get the timing right “Producers […]

LINCOLN, Neb. — Drought has limited pasture availability and forced many producers into feeding total mixed rations (TMR) to cows. Including silage in a TMR can reduce ration cost, improve the energy content of the diet, and add moisture, which can serve as a ration conditioner. However, high commodity prices have encouraged many grain farmers […]

FARGO, N.D. — Many producers are wondering if their crops will make it to grain harvest or should they salvage the crop and harvest it as forage. “Sunflowers may be no exception to this question—the decision to harvest sunflowers as forage, particularly silage, requires careful consideration of several factors,” says Zac Carlson, North Dakota State […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Since sweet corn is harvested as an immature crop, a lot of the nitrogen (N) the crop takes up during the growing season remains in the plant residue left on the surface. Does that N become available to the following crop? Currently, the University of Minnesota does not recommend taking an N credit […]

FARGO, N.D. — Salvaging this year’s corn crop as silage can help crop producers recoup some production costs while providing good-quality feed for livestock. Drought-stressed, limited grain-filled corn silage still can retain a majority of its feeding value, North Dakota State University Extension specialists say. Whole-plant moisture and the plant’s maturity at harvest affect corn […]