Making Good Quality Corn Silage
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Corn silaging season is underway across the Canadian Prairies. As this is a busy time for farmers and retails, below are a few quick tips to consider when cutting your corn silage crop.
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Corn Growth Stages – Reproductive Stages/ Grain Fill
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Corn growth stages are divided into two – vegetative growth and reproductive growth. Vegetative growth begins with emergence and ends with tassel emergence. Reproductive growth begins quickly after tassel emergence and ends with physiological…
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Four Methods for Staging Corn Plants
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Four different staging methods have been developed to stage corn plants. Crop staging is used to assess crop development, and make herbicide, fungicide, and fertility application recommendations, and different companies use different methods for application recommendations. Are you savvy on staging? Read more for information about the four corn staging methods.
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Corn Seeding: Proper Depth is Crucial
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Corn has a unique root system and needs to be planted deeper than other crops grown on the Prairies. Achieving proper seeding depth is crucial.