Corn silage growers will have several opportunities to test standing corn for whole plant moisture as fall approaches.  The first will be on Tuesday, August 21^st from 10 a.m. until noon at the Dave Schmitz farm located at N5236 River Rd., Fond du Lac.  The farm is located about one mile south of Hwy. 151.  The next opportunity will be at our annual Agronomy Field Day on Tuesday, August 28^th on the Ed Montsma farm located at the junction of Hwy. 151 and Co. Rd. TC near Lamartine.  Once again, we ask that samples be brought to the site between 10 a.m. and noon.  Finally, the chopper will be set up at the Dave Schmitz farm on Tuesday, September 4^th during the same time frame.   

     Any Fond du Lac County resident or crop professional is welcome to bring stalk samples for testing on any of the above dates.  Bring four stalks per field (cut at chopper height) and have the following information readily available:  name, city/town, contact information (phone #, e-mail or fax), hybrid planted, hybrid relative maturity, and planting date.   Corn stalks will be chopped and taken to the forage lab for moisture analysis.  We will then contact you with this information as soon as it is received (usually within one day).  Financial support for the corn silage dry down program is being provided by: AgriLand Co-op, Vita Plus, Waupun Feed & Seed, Pioneer Hi-Bred, Dairyland Seeds, and the Fond du Lac County Forage Council.