With continued low milk prices, getting the biggest bang for your buck out of your home-grown corn silage can help you get improved performance from your herd while also lowering dependence on purchased feed. Plan to attend one of the following on-farm Corn Silage Pre-Harvest meetings to get up to speed on the latest research-backed strategies you can put to work on your dairy.
We will cover optimum harvest timing, kernel processing scoring, particle size, and recent research on fiber digestibility. In particular we will look at silage quality and yield, harvest and silo management of corn that is late planted and will be frosted before harvest. We’ll also discuss late season leaf diseases that always crop up at the end of the season, weed control, and nitrogen management.
While there is no charge for attending, we ask that you pre-register so we can be ready at each location and can contact you in the unlikely event of cancellation or rescheduling. Deadline to register is the day before each event.
Register by calling CCE Herkimer at (315) 866-7920 or emailing herkimer@cornell.edu or online at http:// cnydfc.cce.cornell.edu/events.php or fill out the form below and mail to CCE Herkimer.
The event on August 28 will be held at Clear Echo Farm, 800 Route 32, Schuylerville, NY.
Last updated August 14, 2019