crops-corn Articles
Corn Silage May Not Measure Up This Winter
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An NDSU Extension specialist offers advice on using silage made from excessively wet corn.
Market Advisor: Cattle, Corn and the Credit Crunch
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Even though cattle prices have fallen, the profit potential for backgrounding or feeding calves to market weight, may be better now because it is the margin and not the price level that is important in determining profitability.
- beef-management
- crop-general
- crops-corn
- crops-management
- farm-management
- Market Advisor
- ranch-management
Delayed Corn Harvest Poses Risks
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Since much of the corn is above the moisture content for safe storage, many farmers are hoping for additional field drying before they harvest.
Corn or Pellet Stoves Offer Heating Options
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NDSU’s Extension energy educator provides the pros and cons of heating with corn or pellet stoves.
Light Test-weight Corn Can Be Useful Feedstuff
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NDSU research shows light test-weight corn can be used as cattle feed.
- beef-feedlot
- beef-general
- beef-management
- beef-nutrition
- crops-corn
- crops-drought
- crops-silage
- livestock-management
- livestock-nutrition
- weather
Biofuel Economics: Will Pure Switchgrass Stands Be Required for Cellulosic Ethanol?
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Whether or not pure stands of any perennial grass will be required depends on which conversion technology ends up being the most efficient and economical for cellulosic ethanol production.
Dairy Focus: Cows Do Not Need Corn
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Byproduct feeds can replace corn in the dairy cow's diet.
- crops-corn
- crops-forage
- ethanol
- livestock-dairy
- livestock-forage
- livestock-general
- livestock-management
- livestock-nutrition