By WCM Staff on 8/23/2000 6:00 PM

One of the more difficult managment decisions when producing corn silage is properly timing harvest. Corn silage that is too wet will yield less, result in silo seepage and produce a sour tasting silage resulting in lower intake by livestock. If corn silage is too dry then yield is often reduced, heat damage and mold more easily develops in the silo because fermentation is inadequate, and the silage has lower protein, digestibility and the vitamins A and E.

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By WCM Staff on 10/13/1999 10:00 PM

Much progress has been made in breeding adapted high yielding hybrids that are more resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses. Does the old relationship between grain and silage yield still hold?

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By WCM Staff on 5/27/1999 1:01 PM

The optimum date for planting corn for grain is between May 1 and May 7 in Wisconsin. In many years, farmers are still wanting to plant corn after June 1. Later planting dates mean lower grain yields and higher grain moistures. At some date the best use of corn becomes either as high moisture corn or corn silage.

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By WCM Staff on 3/2/1999 11:00 PM

Before 1998 becomes too foggy in our memory, what lessons can we learn from the corn forage drydown during September 1998?

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By WCM Staff on 6/17/1998 9:00 PM

The standard recommendation for late planting corn grown for grain is that it should not be planted after June 5 in northern WI and June 10 in southern WI. But how late should we plant corn intended for silage use?

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