New N Rate
Application Guidelines for Corn 
by Carrie Laboski, UW
Extension Soils Scientist
Nutrient Application Guidelines for Field, Vegetable and Fruit Crops
UW Extension Bulletin A2809 - available for viewing only
in a .pdf format. Provides current soil test and fertilizer
recommendations for all field crops.
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Wisconsin
Corn Hybrid Performance Trials - Grain and Silage - available in
or spreadsheet format
Evaluating performance of corn hybrids for silage
production on Wisconsin farms
by Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn Agronomist,
et. al.
What's New in Corn Silage Evaluation? Estimating
Energetic/Nutritive Value
by Joe Lauer, UWEX Corn
Agronomist, and Randy Shaver, UWEX Dairy Scientist. A presentation
to consultants and government agencies, Brno, Czech Republic
Selecting Corn Silage Hybrid Maturities
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager, May, 2005
Corn Silage
Hybrid Selection....picking the winners so you won't be a loser
[Part
1] [Part
2]
by Mike Rankin, Crops and Soils Agent - Fond
du Lac Co.
Brown midrib corn silage for lactating dairy cows: A contemporary review
by Hidir Gencoglu,
Randy Shaver and Joe Lauer, Departments of Dairy Science and Agronomy,
UW-Madison
Using Milk2000 to Estimate
Corn Hybrid Silage Performance
by Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn
Agronomist, et. al. A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet
Selecting
Corn Silage Hybrids and Alfalfa Varieties Using Milk2000
by Dan
Undersander, UW Forage Agronomist. Click
here for the
MS Power Point presentation given
at the 2002 WI Fertilizer, Ag Lime, and Pest Mgt. Conf.
Milk2000:
A New Way to Estimate Corn Silage Hybrid Performance
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop
Manager Article, December, 2000
Corn Germplasms
for Silage Uses
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice, December, 1995
More
Mileage from Corn Silage: Selecting Hybrids
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice, June, 1997
Brown Midrib Corn
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice, March, 1997
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Key management practices for profitable corn silage
production – Lessons learned selecting hybrids and harvest management
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn Agronomist. A slide
presentation given at the International Meeting on Systems of Production
of Forages and Milk, Guadalajara, Mexico
Corn plant density for maximum grain and silage
production
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice, April, 2009
Planting Corn
in June and July! – What can you expect?
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice, June, 2008
Key Management Decisions for Producing Corn Silage
by Joe
Lauer, UWEX Corn Agronomist. A presentation given at the SATA
Conference, Padenghe sul Garda, Italy
Planting Corn
For Silage Following Winter-Killed Alfalfa
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager Article,
April,
2003
Planting Corn
for Silage After a First-cut Alfalfa Harvest
by Mike Rankin, Crops and Soils Agent - Fond
du Lac Co., Joe Lauer, UW-Extension Corn Agronomist, and Jerry Doll,
UW-Extension Weed Management Specialist. A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet.
Drought
Stress Reduces Corn Silage Yield More Than Quality
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice, August, 2007
Impact of
Defoliation on Corn Forage Quality
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice, August, 2007
Managing Corn
Silage on Highly Erodible Land
Follow-up
comments
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager Article,
April and June,
2002
Current
Agronomic Research Related to Corn Silage
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UW
Corn Agronomist.
Assessing
the Impact of ECB on Corn Grown for Silage
by Scott Myers and John
Wedberg, UW Dept. of Entomology, and Mike Ballweg, Crops and Soils Agent,
UW-Extension-Sheboygan County. A "Focus on Forage" fact
sheet.
How
Late Should Corn Be Planted For Silage Production?
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager
Article, May, 1999
Corn
Silage Response to Planting Date
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager Article, June,
1998
Narrow Row
Corn Silage Update
by Mike Rankin, Crops and Soils Agent,
UW-Extension-Fond du Lac County
How
Thick Should I Plant My Corn for Corn Silage Production?
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice, April, 1997
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Wisconsin Corn Silage Dry
Down Results
Results from county corn silage dry down
programs. Sort by county or region.
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On-farm
Moisture Testing of Corn Silage (Updated May, 2012)
by Dr. John
Peters, Director- UW Soil and Forage Testing Lab, Marshfield Ag Research
Station. A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet
2-20-12
Corn Shredlage
for Dairy Cows
A "Focus on
Forage" Fact Sheet by Luis Ferraretto and Randy Shaver,UW Extension
Dairy Scientist
The Relationship between Corn Grain
Yield and Forage Yield: Effect of Moisture, Hybrid and Environment
by Dr. Joe Lauer,UWEX Agronomy Advice ,
December 2006
Calculating Grain Yield
Utilizing a Corn Silage Forage Test
by Matt Lippert, Wood County
UW-Extension Agriculture Agent
Adjusting the Forage Harvester for Corn
Silage Particle Size
by Dr. Ron Schuler, UW Extension Ag
Engineer
Crop Processor Adjustment for Corn
Silage
by Dr. Ron Schuler, UW Extension Ag
Engineer
Crop
Processing and Chop Length of Corn Silage: Effects on Intake, Digestion,
and Milk Production by Dairy Cows
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, et al.
Rehydration
of Corn Forage Standing in the Field
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager
Article, January, 2004
Keys
to Higher Corn Forage Yields
by Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn
Agronomist.
Uneven Maturity at Corn Harvest - Handling
Silage and Grain
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager
Article, September, 2001
Estimating
the Weight of Forage in a Forage Wagon
by Dan Wiersma, Marshfield Ag Research
Station. A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet
Predicting
Corn Silage Harvest Dates
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager
Article, August, 2000
Contract Feed Production Arrangements
by Joe Stellato, former Shawano County Crops and Soils Agent
Working
Successfully with a Custom Operator
by Joe Stellato, former Shawano Co. Crops and Soils
Agent and John Biese, former Outagamie Co. Crops and Soils Agent
What Can We Learn From the Corn Forage Drydown During 1998?
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager
Article, March 1999
Timing Corn Silage Harvesting and Custom Operators
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager Article, August 1997
Corn Silage Yield and Quality Trade-Offs When Changing Cutting Height
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice,
December, 1998
Kernel Milkline: How Should We Use It For Harvesting Silage?
by Dr. Joe Lauer,UWEX Agronomy Advice , April 1999
Corn Harvest in
Wisconsin During "Cool" Growing Seasons
by Dr. Joe Lauer,
Agronomy Advice Article, December 1996
Harvesting
Silage at the Correct Moisture
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager
Article, September 1996
Calculating
the Value of Normal and Immature Corn Silage
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager
Article, September 1996
Custom Harvesting
Spreadsheet - download as an Excel (*xls) file
This spreadsheet, developed by Dr. Gary Frank, allows you
to help determine your forage harvesting costs vs. custom operator charges.
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10/06
Microbial
Inoculants for Silage
by Francisco Contreras-Govea, UW Agronomy
Research Associate, and Dr. Richard Muck, USDA Dairy-Forage Research
Center. A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet.
Espaņol version:
Inoculantes Microbiales para ensilaje
Effects of Corn Silage Inoculants on Aerobic Stability
Written by Dr. Richard Muck, USDA Dairy Forage
Research Center
Corn Silage Inoculants that Work
A MS PowerPoint presentation given by Dr. Richard Muck, USDA Dairy-Forage Research
Center, at the 2001 Forage Teaching and Technology Conference.
Lactobacillus
buchneri for Silage Aerobic Stability
by David Combs and Pat Hoffman, UW Dairy
Scientists. A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet.
Adding
Anhydrous Ammonia to Corn Silage
by Dr. Ron Schuler, UW Biological Systems Engineering
Dept. A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet.
Drive-Over
Silage Pile Construction
UWEX Bulletin A3511
Prevent Hay Mow and Silo
Fires
UWEX Bulletin A2805
Factors Affecting Bunker Silo Densities
by Dr. Brian Holmes, UW Biological Systems Engineering Dept., and
Dr. Richard Muck, USDA Dairy-Forage Research Center
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 08-19-10
Corn Silage
Pricing Decision Aid
This spreadsheet
developed by Ryan Sterry, Polk Co. Agriculture Agent; Lee Milligan, St.
Croix Co. Agriculture Agent; and Joe Lauer, UW-Extension Corn
Agronomist, helps to determine a price for standing and harvested corn
silage.
Corn silage enterprise dollars
From Greg Hadley, UW Extension Farm Financial Management Specialist.
This spreadsheet is designed
to allow the user to compare last year's enterprise budget (Worksheet 3)
and cost of production (Worksheet 4) to the typical WI and MN farm that
contributes their records to FinBin (http://www.finbin.umn.edu/).
Corn Silage Adjusted Dry Matter Pricing Program
From Greg Hadley, UW Extension Farm
Financial Management Specialist.
This spreadsheet helps to determine the moistue-adjusted price for corn
silage based on a set price at a given moisture concentration.
Dairy Feed: A New Cash Crop
A presentation given by Mike
Rankin, Fond du Lac Co. UW-Extension Crops and Soils Agent, at the 2006
Fertilizer, Ag Lime, and Pest Management Conference.
4-11-06
Economics of Alfalfa and Corn Silage Rotations
This paper, written by Extension Educator Ken
Barnett, looks at the economics of various rotation options using alfalfa
and corn silage.
Buying and
Selling Corn Silage: What's a fair price?
This paper, written by Greg Blonde, Waupaca Co.
Agricultural Agent, evaluates several methods to value corn silage.
Pricing
Drought Stressed Corn Silage
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UW
Extension Corn Agronomist et al.
Negotiating the
Value of Immature Corn Silage
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager
Article, September, 2004
Calculating
Grain and Silage Yields for Loan Deficiency Payments
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager
Article, October, 1999
Calculating
the value of corn silage
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager
Article, September, 1994
Contracting
Corn Silage Acres
Mike Rankin, Crops and Soils Agent, UW-Extension-Fond du Lac
County
Includes a table for pricing corn silage at various moisture levels.
Choosing Between
Alfalfa and Corn Silage ...or when do you trade Medicago for Maize?
Mike Rankin, Crops and Soils Agent, UW-Extension-Fond du Lac
County
Estimate
the Value of Standing Corn for Corn Silage
Gary Frank, Farm Management Specialist, UW-Madison, Center for Dairy
Profitability
Equipment
Sharing and Other Joint Ventures
Gary Frank, Farm Management Specialist, UW-Madison, Center for Dairy
Profitability
Corn Silage vs. Alfalfa
Spreadsheet
This spreadsheet, developed by Monroe County Agriculture Agent, Jim
Leverich, offers dairymen the opportunity to compare expense and income for producing and
feeding different amounts of corn silage and alfalfa.
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FeedVal -
2012
by
Victor Cabrera, Lou Armentano and Randy Shaver, UW-Madison dairy
scientists. This updated version of FeedVal is web based and allows the
user to evaluate various feedstuffs based on summative ingredient value.
2-20-12
Corn Shredlage
for Dairy Cows
A "Focus on
Forage" Fact Sheet by Luis Ferraretto and Randy Shaver,UW Extension
Dairy Scientist
2-20-12 Results
of UW-Madison Corn Shredlage Feeding Trial
by Luis Ferraretto and Randy
Shaver,UW Extension Dairy Scientist
9-06-09
Impact of Feed Prices on Cost of Simulated Average and High Corn
Silage Rations
by Paul Dyk, Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock Agent, and Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist
5-12-06
Degree of Starch Access
(DSA): Starch Digestion in Forages and Grains Fed to Dairy Cattle
by Pat Hoffman and Randy
Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientists, A "Focus on Forage" Fact
Sheet.
Producing High Quality Corn Silage for Dairy Cows
by Joe Lauer, UWEX Corn
Agronomist. A presentation given at the 2007 International Meeting
on Systems of Production of Forages and Milk, Guadalajara, Mexico
Milk2006
for Corn Silage
This spreadsheet, developed by Dr. Randy
Shaver, Dr. Joe Lauer, Dr. Jim Coors, and Pat Hoffman, is the latest
version of the "MILK" series spreadsheets. It more accurately
estimates the feeding value of corn silage than past versions.
Crop
Processing and Chop Length of Corn Silage: Effects on Intake, Digestion,
and Milk Production by Dairy Cows
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, et al.
Influence of Mechanical Processing on Utilization of
Corn Silage by Lactating Dairy Cows
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, et al.
Processing and Chop Length Effects in Brown-Midrib
Corn Silage on Intake, Digestion, and Milk Production by Dairy Cows
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, et al.
Stage of maturity, processing, and hybrid effects on
ruminal in situ disappearance of whole-plant corn silage
Corn
Silage Hybrid Effects on Intake, Digestion, and Milk Production by Dairy
Cows
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, et al.
Impacts of 2004 Growing Season on Silage Quality
A presentation given by Joe Lauer, UW
Extension Corn Agronomist, at the 2005 Wisconsin Fertilizer, Ag Lime, and
Pest Management Conference
Can we
manage corn silage stover quality?
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice,
December, 2003
Dairy Cattle Feeding Tips for Drought Stressed
Corn
by
Dr. Randy Shaver and Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientists
The
Effect of Maturity on NDF Digestibility
by Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, Marshfield
Ag Research Station, et al. A "Focus on Forage" Fact
Sheet.
Agronomic Considerations for Molds and
Mycotoxins in Corn Silage
by Mike Rankin, Crops and Soils Agent, UW-Extension-Fond du Lac
County and Craig Grau, Extension Plant Pathologist - UW Madison. A
"Focus on Forage" fact sheet. For full length, referenced
paper: click
here
Understanding NDF
Digestibility of Forages
by Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, Marshfield
Ag Research Station, et al. A "Focus on Forage" Fact
Sheet.
Enhanced
Forage Evaluation: NDF Digestibility
by Scott Reuss, Marinette Co. Agricultural Agent
Interpretation
and Use of Silage Fermentation Analysis Reports
by Limin Kung, University of Delaware, and Randy
Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist. A "Focus on Forage"
fact sheet.
Estimating
Silage Energy and Milk Yield to Rank Corn Hybrids
by
Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist et al.
Feed
Delivery and Bunk Management Aspects of Laminitis
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist
Supplementation
of High Corn Silage Diets for Dairy Cows
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist
Influence of Corn Silage Particle Length on the Performance of
Lactating Dairy Cows Fed Supplemental Tallow
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, et al.
Impact of the Maturity of Corn for Use as Silage in the Diets of
Dairy Cows on Intake, Digestion, and Milk Production
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, et al.
Adding
Enzymes to Silage
by Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, Marshfield
Ag Research Station and Richard Muck, USDA Dairy Forage Research Center.
A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet.
Adding Urea to Corn Silage
by Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, Marshfield
Ag Research Station. A "Focus on
Forage" fact sheet.
Corn Silage
Harvest Management
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, Dr. Joe Lauer, UW Extension
Agronomist and Dr. Kevin Shinners, UW Ag Engineer
Balancing Use of Corn
Silage and Alfalfa in Dairy Rations
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist
FeedVal
This spreadsheet, developed by Drs. Terry Howard and Randy Shaver, is a
program to compare values of different feed sources - Calculated from Crude Protein,
TDN, Ca, and P (Referee Feeds Used to Calculate Value of Nutrients).
FeedVal4
This spreadsheet, developed by Drs. Terry Howard and Randy Shaver, is a
program to compare values of different feed sources - Feed Comparative Values
Calculated from Protein (UIP), TDN, Fat, Calcium, & Phosphorus.
Pricer
This spreadsheet, developed by Drs. Terry Howard and Randy Shaver, is a
program to calculate MAXIMUM price for forage based on a base
forage.
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