Considerations for Working with Immature Corn Silage
Bill Verbeten, Field Crops
Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops
Last Modified: August 20, 2013
In some parts of New York, the 2013 corn crop may not reach normal maturity. There may be small ears, poor grain fill or even no ears on the corn plant at the time of harvest. We have seen this same situation in previous years. The following points may be helpful as you work with immature corn that will be harvested for corn silage. Download the PDF for the full Dairy Nutrition Fact Sheet authored by Larry Chase.
Immature Corn Silage 2013 Revised (pdf; 234KB)
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