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
Selecting Corn Silage Hybrid Maturities
by Dr. Joe Lauer, UWEX Agronomy Advice, 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.
Corn Silage Hybrid
Evaluation and Selection
A link to to the web site
of Dr. Joe Lauer, UW
Extension Corn Agronomist
Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation
A MS Power Point presentation by
Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist
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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Corn Response
to Planting Date
A link to to the web site of Dr. Joe Lauer, UW
Extension Corn Agronomist
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.
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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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
The Relationship Between Corn Grain and Forage Yield: An Update
by Dr. Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Crop Manager
Article, August, 2005
Crop Processor Adjustment for Corn
Silage
by Dr. Ron Schuler, UW Extension Ag
Engineer
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
Harvest
and Storage of High-Quality Corn Silage for Dairy Cows
or
PowerPoint
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist
On-farm
Moisture Testing of Corn Silage
by Dr. John Peters, Director- UW Soil and
Forage Testing Lab, 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.
Español 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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 12-23-08
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.
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.
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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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.
Milk2006
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.
Milk2000
VER. 7.4 (Updated 7/02)
Milk2000
- explanation of terms
This spreadsheet, developed by Eric Schwab, Dr. Randy
Shaver, Dr. Joe Lauer, Dr. Dave Combs, Dr. Jim Coors, Pat Hoffman, and Dr.
Dan Undersander , estimates the feeding value of alfalfa
and grasses. Use Milk2006 for corn silage.
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.
Impact
of Vitreousness, Processing, and Chop Length on the Utilization of Corn
Silage
by
Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist
Estimating
Silage Energy and Milk Yield to Rank Corn Hybrids
A MS Power Point presentation by
Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist
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.
Forages for Lactating Dairy Cows: Economic Significance
by
Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist
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
or
PowerPoint
by Dr. Randy Shaver, UW Extension Dairy Scientist
Adding
Enzymes to Silage
by Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, Marshfield
Ag Research Station
and Richard Muck, USDA Dairy Forage Research Center
Adding Urea to Corn Silage
by Pat Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist, Marshfield
Ag Research Station
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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