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Issues in Agriculture
First came heavy rains, delaying corn planting and alfalfa cutting. In July, usually cool weather slowed crop growth. The northern part of the state was hit with a wide spread frost in August. Throughout the state, farmers wonder if they will have enough feed to see their livestock through the winter and how the freakish weather will affect the nutritional quality of that feed.
If you are feeding immature corn to your dairy cattle, UW-Extension specialists have some tips for you and an Excel spreadsheet with some general harvesting and feeding guidelines for corn at various stages of maturity.
What’s the nutritional value of soybean forage? Extension specialists say research on this question is scarce, but they offer the best information available.
Due to late corn planting dates, some farmers are considering leaving their corn in the field through winter and harvesting in the spring.
Livestock producers know that cool wet summers, like the one we just experienced, can mean mold on field crops. The mycotoxins produced by these molds cause health problems for animals. That can happen even in years when weather conditions are ideal.
Extension Responds with information about the agronomics of molds and mycotoxins.
Members of Extension’s Grain Team, have established a Web site where growers facing shortages can find growers who have excess feed to sell.
On average, the first frost in most parts of Wisconsin comes in early October. But this year, widespread areas in the north had frost in late August. What can growers do with a corn crop nipped by frost?
The cost of propane and natural gas are high and rising. Because of the wet spring and cool wet summer, many farmers will harvest corn at a higher moisture levels than usual. This will increase drying costs dramatically. What will prices look like and how can farmers cut costs?
With the shortened growing season, many farmers expect to harvest high moisture corn this fall. Extension offers Recommendations for harvesting, processing and storing of wet corn.
What’s the dollar value of immature corn?
How do you price high moisture ear corn?
How do you price high moisture shelled corn?