“Grazing corn”

[Farmer_1994]

Bmr tillering corn, 60 days from plant till harvest and yields 5-7 dm ton an acre.

feed test from local farmer that tried it last year

Thoughts?

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Bmr tillering corn, 60 days from plant till harvest and yields 5-7 dm ton an acre.

feed test from local farmer that tried it last year

Thoughts?

What would you be trying to achieve with it.? I can see the value if you had a short window between crops to fill, it’s a one and done. I’d likely still choose sorghum sudan.

Also the analysis may be a bit of a mystery for our UK friends. We use the same lab.

 

[Farmer_1994]

What would you be trying to achieve with it.? I can see the value if you had a short window between crops to fill, it’s a one and done. I’d likely still choose sorghum sudan.

Also the analysis may be a bit of a mystery for our UK friends. We use the same lab.

Looking for a digestible fibre crop with lots of tonnage. We have a short growing season and the taps all but turn off around mid July. This would fit nicely as a double crop after winter forage. Figure it should compliment corn silage and winter triticale/wheat nicely. Our cows do much better off a consistent feed rather than changing diets to accommodate a multi cut system. Sorghum Sudan’s haven’t performed well up this far north.

 

[Cowmansam]

@spin cycle

 

[spin cycle]

@spin cycle

take it they're talking about grazing maize ...bit advanced for me

 

[Cowmansam]

Aye I reckon so can’t make much sense off the print out though different format to how it’s done here

 

[Tarw Coch]

Dad first tried growing maize in 76, ended up grazing it as grass growth was nil, reckoned it was his saviour that year.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Dad first tried growing maize in 76, ended up grazing it as grass growth was nil, reckoned it was his saviour that year.

probably for the best as the varieties back then were way later maturing than now, there was a lot of mess made harvesting around a bout that time iirc.

 

[Tarw Coch]

probably for the best as the varieties back then were way later maturing than now, there was a lot of mess made harvesting around a bout that time iirc.

Yes, he’d probably agree with that, didn’t grow maize again until 1990

 

[Farmer_1994]

180 acres no tilled into fall rye. Really nice seed bed just need some rain! Will keep updating this thread as the season goes on.

 

[Flatlander]

We are almost neighbour’s by Canadian standards. My neighbours across the road from me are growing grazing corn fir their dairy. they are have tried Sudan grass and various other mixtures.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

180 acres no tilled into fall rye. Really nice seed bed just need some rain! Will keep updating this thread as the season goes on.

Nothing like experimenting 180 acres at a time

 

[Farmer_1994]

We are almost neighbour’s by Canadian standards. My neighbours across the road from me are growing grazing corn fir their dairy. they are have tried Sudan grass and various other mixtures.

I would not be surprised if I know the dairy you are talking about

 

[Farmer_1994]

Nothing like experimenting 180 acres at a time

Normally I’d agree. But it’s corn “maize” should grow just as well as the other 500 acres we plant every year. Specific variety has been grown locally quite successfully. Only thing new will be mowing it at tassel.