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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	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