Ohio Corn: Considerations for Using Drought Stressed Crops for Silage
Rain has been spotty across much of Ohio this summer and there are areas where corn was under moisture stress during the critical pollination period. As a result, this drought
View ArticleTexas: Bailey Feed Grains and Silage Conference, Muleshoe, Feb. 8
The Bailey Feed Grains and Silage Conference conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bailey County is set for Feb. 8 in the Bailey County Electric Cooperative meeting […]
View ArticleTexas Field Reports: Conditions Right for Plant Diseases Around Much of State
Disease problems for vegetable producers and gardeners are popping up around the state, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Conditions have been good for vegetable...
View ArticleVirginia Field Reports: Corn Harvest Underway, Most Areas Get Some Rains
Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending September 3, 2017. REPORTER COMMENTS BY COUNTY – Comments are based on remarks made by extension agents, farmers, commodity specialists, and other […]
View ArticleNebraska: Drought-Stressed Corn – A Feed Opportunity
The game of “what-if” can be tricky. What if the corn crop becomes drought damaged this year? Am I prepared to utilize this forage? Drought-stressed corn will start to wilt […]
View ArticleMichigan Corn: Make a Plan for Drought-Stressed Silage
Corn silage harvest will soon be in full swing and livestock producers should be aware of the potential for excess levels of nitrates due to the prolonged moisture stress, high […]
View ArticlePennsylvania: Harvesting Corn Silage – 4 Tips for Inadequate Moisture
Getting into the field at the proper time to chop silage can be a challenge, regardless of year and weather conditions, but with extreme wet conditions the challenges can multiply. […]
View ArticleTennessee Corn: 2018 Silage Hybrid Trials Report Available
The University of Tennessee 2018 Corn Silage hybrid trials data has been finalized and is now available online.
View ArticleCorn: Why Are Harvested Acres Always Predictably Lower Than Planted? – DTN
There are many unanswerable questions and unknowable answers in this business, so I feel a special sort of relief when someone asks me a question that actually has a straightforward […]
View ArticleIowa Corn: Silage Harvest of Drought-Stressed, Severely Lodged Crops
The decision to chop corn for silage should be made when there is no further potential to increase grain dry matter and whole plant moisture is in the proper range […]
View ArticlePennsylvania: Corn Silage – 6 Reasons Cover Crops Are Nonnegotiable
Cover crops are indispensable in no-till production systems to build soil health, especially after corn silage harvest. Here are some reasons why: 1. A place to spread manure. In Pennsylvania, […]
View ArticleOhio: Making Corn Silage in Dry Conditions
The primary goal of making corn silage is to preserve as many nutrients in the corn plant as possible, to produce a feed that is acceptable to cows, and to […]
View ArticleOhio: Corn Silage Harvest Timing
Silage harvest has begun in some parts of Ohio. Proper harvest timing is critical because it ensures the proper dry matter (DM) concentration required for high quality preservation, which in […]
View ArticleTexas: 2021 High Plains Budgets, Profitability Analyzer Available to Producers
As producers begin planning for their new cropping season, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has released the 2021 District 1 Texas Crop and Livestock Budgets and an updated 2021 High Plains...
View ArticleMinnesota: 2021 Variety Crop Trial Results Available Now
The Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) have published the 2021 Minnesota Field Crop Trials. Visit here to see...
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