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  1. Stockpile Forage to Reduce Stored Feed Costs

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/stockpile-forage-reduce-stored-feed-costs

    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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Spring Stored Grain Management

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    temperatures.  If grain was put into storage last fall at above recommended storage moisture content then this ... heating is a concern. Remember that the maximum moisture content for warm-season storage is 13 to 14 ... checking on the grain, measure and record the grain temperature and moisture content. Rising grain ...

  8. Challenges of Drying Higher Moisture Corn

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    The typical market standard for corn is 15% moisture.   A moisture content of 15 to 15.5% is ... even some July planted corn.  Grain moisture contents on these fields are in the upper teens to ...

  9. Cold Weather Calf Care

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    with a solids content of 12.5% utilizing a 20:20 crude protein to fat content used in warmer months ... a higher fat content or add an additional fat supplement to the milk replacer feeding program.  In ... addition, increase the solids concentration up to 15 to 16%.  When the solid content is increased, provide ...

  10. Managing Mold in Hay

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    baling. Often the hay is not quite at or below the desired moisture content for dry hay (15-20%) and small ... hay. Moldy feeds may “reduce energy content by 5% for ruminants” say the authors of a 2016 Penn State ...

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