Percent dry matter is the same as the final dry weight of the sample. Table 1. The influence of Corn Hybrid Maturity Group and Harvest Date on the Yield and Percent Moisture When Harvested for Silage, ...

Dry matter production in corn plants is greatest when average daily soil temperature at the 4-inch (10-cm) depth is about 80 F. Since soil temperatures are usually lower than that in these early ...

corn takes up 34 lb. of sulfur per acre ... Sulfur’s role in plants. Plant dry matter contains 0.2% to 0.5% sulfur (about the same percentage as phosphorus). In crop production, sulfur ...

“There’s still large areas of the far northwest Corn Belt in the Dakotas, Minnesota, parts of northern Iowa, parts of Nebraska, that are critically dry,” says Chip Nellinger of Blue Reef ...

Starch levels in corn and barley silage can vary widely between harvests, so they need to be balanced in a dairy ration, nutritionist Peter Vitti says.