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Soil and Nutrients

Place phosphorus correctly
Sulfur and potassium deficiency could be reducing alfalfa yields
Manure is in it for the "long haul"
Manure Puts Money in the Bank
Learning from history: Manure’s value is ageless
The Thirst for Water: Cows Versus Crops
Gypsum may enhance soil-growing conditions
Manure Pit Math May Help Phosphorus Issue
Copper sulfate use may bite us
Alfalfa: Lime is a must on low pH soils

Alfalfa and Grass

Alfalfa: Consider late summer seeding
Harvest decisions dictate alfalfa’s value, fate
Conditioning and wide swaths speed dry down
Grass is finding newfound respect
It's Round 2 for Roundup Ready alfalfa
Alfalfa demands many nutrients
New tool better estimates alfalfa quality
Is alfalfa hay worth the price?
What's a fair price for standing hay?
Wide-swath hay makes more milk
Grass deserves a second look
Disk mowers can devour grass yields

Corn Silage

Do hybrids differ that much in starch type? New!
Better corn silage is possible New!
Focus on the big three when buying seed corn
Temperature and moisture drive corn silage yields, values
Corn Silage: High-chop or traditional cut?
Corn populations and row width deserve review
Watch Corn Quality as the Weather Warms
Why not all corn feeds the same
How many corn hybrids should you plant?
Let your corn silage cook awhile

Testing

What Fermentation Analysis Can Tell Us
Toward meaningful forage tests
Forage analysis: more vital than ever
Monitoring feed dry matter: Keep it simple and repeatable

Storage

Let’s Improve Bunker Management
Packing Bunkers: Five Steps To Getting It Done Right
Little details make all the difference in baleage
Bale silage a great option in wet climates

Costs

What others are charging for custom work
Pennsylvania updates custom and rental rates

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Corn Silage: Getting it Right!
presented by Mike Hutjens of the University of Illinois
Brought to you by Biotal Forage Inoculants. (www.qualitysilage.com)