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Questions for Grazing, Pasture, & Forages

• We had 25 acres of corn in the tassel stage blow down; what can I do?
• Processed corn silage and regular corn silage are not digested the same by the rumen bugs. The lab result will be the same for the energy. Because pro...
• What are the best forages to use in an intensive grazing program for Dairy cows?
• If I increase my chopping height 6-8", how much nutritional value do I leave in the field?
• What are the starch values for common forages and bi-products in the Spartan library?
• How do i get a producer generated list of corn silage varietys successfully used for corn silage?
• I have been raising beans and milo and making baleage out of it for my lactating cows but my protein level only is around 9%. Would it be advantageou...
• I have a landlord that wants me to pay him $500 dollars for 5 acres of lst cutting alfalfa and I will have to do all the cutting, baling, etc. and I w...
• Are there any guides on measuring the amounts of corn silage and/or alfalfa silage in a bag 150 by 7 feet?We are also negotiating a price can you give...
• Would there be any advantage or disadvantage to running alfalfa silage through a crop processor?
• where I can find information about grazing dairy cows in alfalfa, rye grass etc, web sites or jornals of animal science.
• How does sorghum forage silage compare to corn silage?
  Is there an literature on this comparison for dairy cows?
• QUE RECOMENDACIONES NOS DARIAN SOBRE LA UTILIZACION DE MEZCLAS DE RYE GRASS CON ALFALFA EN ZONAS TROPICALES PARA PASTOREO?
• what's experience have with the pasturing of mixed praires of rye grass with alfalfa?
• Where can I find info on the silage
  innoculant bacteria lactobacillus
  buchneri?I've heard that it's been
  used in Europe with good sucess.
• I posted a question last year concerning raising beans for bean wet wrapped haylage. Your advise was to drill about 2-3 bushels per acre and harvest ...
• What can I expect from brown midrib sorghums with respect to feeding value, yields, and agronomic issues
• What is price per ton of corn silage coming out of a bag.rfv
  greater than 170. no hauling
  involved.what equation do you
  use?
• podrian darme informes sobre aves en pastoreo?
• When is the best time to harvest oats hay to be used mainly for a close-up dry cow ration? Also, do you have any other hints on managing and harvesti...