A University of Wisconsin researcher has developed a tool to help growers decide what height to chop corn silage. Dr. Luis Ferraretto says improving fiber quality in corn silage is a tradeoff because you give up some yield by cutting higher for quality. “The lower part of the plant has more lignin, so consequently is […]
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