Silage is not mature enough to consider chopping, but some areas have substantially drought-stressed corn fields so I am adding a couple very early season moisture sampling opportunities. Where there has been anything close to typical rainfall, corn silage is not likely to be ready until after Sept. 10. This is the first notice for all the corn silage sampling dates and a corn silage field day – see full information below.
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There were 15 samples brought in to the Extension silage sampling events yesterday, with lab-tested moisture results ranging from 62.5 to 72.64%. 10 of the samples were from Bonduel area, mostly being in the upper 60’s and an average of 67.9%
Charapata Seeds & Vita-Plus collected 43 samples on Tuesday with the following results:
Town of Grover: Range from 62% to 74%, average of 69.5%
Lena: Range of 68 to 74%, average of 71.5%
Beaver/Brazeau: range from 65% to 72%, average of 69.3%
