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| + | The following article was originally written by Greg Roth with Penn State University. | ||
| The variation in our weather from year to year and location to location has a substantial impact on corn silage quality in our region. This variation causes dairy producers and nutritionists the need to adjust rations to maintain high milk production levels. The accompanying table summarizes some of the effects of weather on yield and several forage quality traits of corn. Most of these data were adapted from a summary by Coors and Lauer (2001) from studies in the Netherlands and New York, but our data from Pennsylvania studies would support them as well. | The variation in our weather from year to year and location to location has a substantial impact on corn silage quality in our region. This variation causes dairy producers and nutritionists the need to adjust rations to maintain high milk production levels. The accompanying table summarizes some of the effects of weather on yield and several forage quality traits of corn. Most of these data were adapted from a summary by Coors and Lauer (2001) from studies in the Netherlands and New York, but our data from Pennsylvania studies would support them as well. | ||
| ^ Table 1. Weather Effects on Corn Silage ||||| | ^ Table 1. Weather Effects on Corn Silage ||||| | ||
| - | ^ Factor ^ DM Yield ^ Digestibility ^ Fiber Content ^ Fiber Digestibility | | + | ^ Factor ^ DM Yield ^ Digestibility ^ Fiber Content ^ Fiber Digestibility | |
| ^ High temperature | + | - | + | - | | ^ High temperature | + | - | + | - | | ||
| ^ High light intensity | + | + | - | +- | | ^ High light intensity | + | + | - | +- | | ||