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5-9-2008 Determining Value of Improved Silage Management
This spreadsheet, developed by Dr. Brian Holmes, is designed to help producers determine the value associated with dry matter and quality losses from harvesting, storing, and feeding forages.
10-16-2007 Español version: Uso de la digestibilidad del FDN en la Formulación de Raciones   A "Focus on Forage" Fact Sheet
10-16-2007 Español version:  El Efecto de la Madurez en la Digestibilidad del FDN (Fibra Detergente Neutro)   A "Focus on Forage" Fact Sheet
10-16-2007 Español version:  Digestibilidad in vitro del FDN (fibra detergente neutro):  El debate de 30 vs 48 horas.   A "Focus on Forage" Fact Sheet
10-16-2007 Managing Forage in Silo Bags
by Craig Saxe, Juneau County Agricultural Agent.  A "Focus on Forage" Fact Sheet.
10-16-2007 Cut-Bale-Scout
a NPM fact sheet to help growers monitor and make potato leafhopper treatment decisions
10-16-2007 Calculating Grain Yield Utilizing a Corn Silage Forage Test
by Matt Lippert, Wood County UW-Extension Agriculture Agent
10-16-2007 Limit Feeding Hay to Stretch Short Hay Supplies
by Jeff Lehmkuhler, UW Extension Beef Specialist
10-16-2007 Managing Drought Stressed Pastures
A new Grazier's Notebook entry by Dennis Cosgrove, UW-River Falls
10-16-2007 Estimating Dry Matter Intake of Grazing Dairy Cattle
A new Grazier's Notebook entry by Dennis Cosgrove and Dennis Cooper, UW-River Falls
10-16-2007 Packing Bunkers and Piles to Maximize Forage Preservation
by Dr. Brian Holmes, UW Biological Systems Engineering Dept., and
Dr. Richard Muck, USDA Dairy-Forage Research Center
10-16-2007 8-24-07 Silage Pile Density Calculator (in English and Espanol)
This spreadsheet, developed by Dr. Brian Holmes and Dr. Richard Muck, is designed to help producers determine the average density of a silage pile. Works for both English and Metric units and includes a Spanish (espanol) translated option.  Porosity now included as a factor.
10-16-2007   8-24-07 Bunker Silo Density Calculator (in English and Espanol)
This spreadsheet, developed by Drs. Brian Holmes and Richard Muck is designed to help producers estimate bunker silo densities. Works for both English and Metric units and the new version includes a Spanish (espanol) translated option. Porosity is now included as a factor.
05-30-2007 5-30-07 Silage Pile Capacity Calculator
This spreadsheet, developed by Dr. Brian Holmes, is designed to help producers determine the amount of silage in an existing silage pile.
03-22-2007  5-22-07 Silage Bag Sizing Calculator Spreadsheet
    
Documentation  
This spreadsheet, developed by Dr. Brian Holmes, is designed to help producers determine the number and size of silo bags needed to store forage and high moisture corn.
03-22-2007 3-22-2007 Machinery Cost Spreadsheet
3-22-2007  Estimating Agricultural Field Machinery Costs
by Dr. Ron Schuler, UW Extension Ag Engineer.  This spreadsheet and paper helps to estimate the cost of various field crop machine operations.
03-22-2007 2-22-07 Coping With High Corn Prices
by Dr. Randy Shaver, Pat Hoffman, and Bob Kaiser, UW Extension Dairy Scientists
03-22-2007 03-07The Long and Short of Alfalfa Cutting Height
Written by Dan Wiersma and Mike Bertram, former and current Agronomist-Marshfield Agricultural Research Station, and Ron Wiederholdt and Nick Schneider, former and current Crops and Soils Agent, Clark County UW-Extension.  A Focus on Forage Fact Sheet

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