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Alfalfa Corn Silage Forage Feeding Red Clover Other Legumes Grasses Alternative Forages Cereal Forages Pastures/Grazing Economics/Budgets Harvesting/Storage Decision Software HOME	10-06-2009	Silage Pile Sizing Calculator w/ metric and Portuguese This spreadsheet, developed by Ken Barnett, Marathon Co. Forage and Farm Mgt. Agent, and updated by Brian Holmes, UW Agricultural Engineer, is designed to help producers size silage piles. The latest updates include: 1) a corrected width calculation error, 2) height of pile has replaced average height as an input to improve input accuracy by the operator, 3) a metric page has been added, and 4) a Portuguese page has been added.
	9-06-2009	Dead Corn Agronomy links updated (again!)
	9-06-2009	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
	9-06-2009	Planting Corn in June and July! – What can you expect? by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice, June, 2008
	9-06-2009	Corn plant density for maximum grain and silage production by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice, April, 2009
	9-06-2009	Sweet Corn Waste: Forage Quality and Fermentation Characteristics A "Focus on Forage" fact sheet by Paul Dyk, Fond du Lac Co. Dairy and Livestock Agent
	9-06-2009	Seed Inoculation Reminders for Forage Legumes a Graziers Notebook fact sheet by Rhonda Gildersleeve, UW Extension Grazing Research Specialist, UW Lancaster Agriculture Research Station
	9-06-2009	Bunker Silo Sizing Spreadsheet w/ metric and Portuguese
	9-06-2009	Moldy Hay by Dan Undersander, UW-Extension Forage Agronomist, et al.
	9-06-2009	Alfalfa Profitability by Year and Fertilizer Cost Calculator This spreadsheet developed by Extension Educator Ken Barnett estimates yields and profits for alfalfa stands from establishment to the 4th production year based on alfalfa base yield and fertilizer costs.
	9-06-2009	Silage Preservation: First Things First by Dr. Brian Holmes, UW Biological Systems Engineering Dept.
	9-06-2009	Evaluating performance of corn hybrids for silage production on Wisconsin farms by Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn Agronomist, et. al.
	9-06-2009	Impact of feed prices on cost of simulated average and high corn silage rations This spreadsheet, developed by Paul Dyk, Fond du Lac Co. Dairy and Livestock Agent and Dr. Randy Shaver compares different feeding strategies with varying prices and ingredients. Companion Paper
	9-06-2009	Many new or added Dairy Science Publications added to Forage Feeding and Testing page
	9-06-2009	Dead Dairy Science Publication links updated
	9-06-2009	Inoculant Effects on Alfalfa Silage: Fermentation Products and Nutritive Value by Dr. Richard Muck, USDA Dairy-Forage Research Center, et al.
	9-06-2009	Inoculant Effects on Alfalfa Silage: In Vitro Gas and Volatile Fatty Acid Production by Dr. Richard Muck, USDA Dairy-Forage Research Center, et al.
	9-06-2009	Silage inoculants: What the research tells us about when and how to use them by Dr. Richard Muck, USDA Dairy-Forage Research Center
	9-06-2009	Determining Silage Density by Dr. Brian Holmes, UW Biological Systems Engineering Dept.
	9-06-2009	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.
	9-06-2009	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/).
	9-06-2009	Alfalfa haylage 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/).