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  1. Harvesting Immature Corn as Silage

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    production. The single most important factor in silage production is plant moisture content at harvest.  ... approximately 64-68%, which corresponds to a plant dry matter content of 32-36%.  Varying more than a few ... forage to a correct moisture content for ensiling or for baleage.  From a quality standpoint, cutting ...

  2. Cold Weather Dairy Calf Care

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    content should be at least 15%, and higher fat content milk replacers of up to 20% fat are preferred as ... temperatures decline.  The solids content of liquid milk replacer can be increased in cold weather from ... a typical 12.5% to 16%, but be careful in going above this content as diarrhea can result, and recognize ...

  3. Dairy Twilight Tour

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    80 acre farm.   In 1999, the farm expanded from 90 to 250 cows as sons Matt and Mark returned to the ...

  4. Forage Harvest Guidelines

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    determines forage quality. Forage quality declines as the forage matures and fiber content increases.  This ... respiration losses continue from the time the plant is cut until it dries down to a moisture content somewhere ... handled the higher those leaf shatter losses will be. The maximum safe moisture content of dry hay depends ...

  5. Stockpile Forage to Reduce Stored Feed Costs

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    yields and crude protein content of the forage.  Stockpiled forages are generally grazed in the late fall ... acre.  Crude protein content could be in the 13 to 15 % range when grazing begins in November and will ... forage.  However, crude protein content can be several units higher, 15-17% and quality will decline ...

  6. Corn Silage Production

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    potential to make high quality silage is harvest moisture content.   If the crop is not chopped at the ... correct moisture content, it will not matter if all the next steps are done right, silage quality will be ... poor.  The goal is to chop corn at a whole plant moisture content of 65-70%, or 30-35% dry matter.  Some ...

  7. Annual Forages for Early to Mid-Summer Planting

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    cattle or sheep. These species contain high moisture content, so they should be used for grazing only. ... dealers. The legumes can increase protein content but only in the first harvest because they don’t regrow ... its high moisture, low fiber content.” The thicker stems of warm season grasses are responsible for ...

  8. Corn Silage Moisture Testing Clinics

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    harvested at the correct moisture content nothing done after that can improve the quality.  In order to help ... moisture content information, they will also receive information about making high quality silage and ... production information and then will call in to receive their moisture content information and harvest date ...

  9. Scout Alfalfa for Potato Leafhopper

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    moisture content, normal heating will not exceed 120 degrees F.  Hay baled too wet will continue to heat ...

  10. Corn Silage Harvest Preparation

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    dry matter content, monitoring kernel processing, use of a silage inoculant, matching silage delivery ... is harvest timing and that is dependent upon the plant moisture or dry matter (DM) content.   This ... field, collect samples to determine moisture content and continue to monitor plant moisture until harvest ...

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