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KENTUCKY CORN SILAGE VARIETY TRIALS

Applied Research

Linda Mcclanahan
County Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
HARRODSBURG

Abstract

\r\n In 2007, Kentucky beef and dairy producers grew 84,781 acres of corn for silage with an average yield of 13.7 tons per acre.  The Agriculture & Natural Resources agents of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service saw this as an opportunity to educate producers about corn silage hybrid selection and increase silage yields and quality in Kentucky.   In 2010, a group of agents from 12 counties cooperated with the University of Kentucky Grain Crops Specialist, Dr. Chad Lee to perform corn silage variety trials in three locations across Kentucky.  The county agents chose the cooperators, the fields, and organized the hybrid submission process. The agents were actively involved in harvesting the plots. The objective of the variety trial is to provide unbiased forage yield, quality data and disease presence for corn hybrids commonly grown in Kentucky.  The trials displayed nearly a 10 ton/acre difference between hybrids in the trials. This type of information can help producers choose better hybrids and improve productivity and profitability.

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Authors: M.B. Campbell, D.R. Appelman, D.J. Grigson, P. Konopka, C.D. Lee, J.W. Little, L.K., McClanahan, W.T. Mills, N.A. Roy, J.W. Smith, W.D. Stallard
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  2. Appelman, D. Bracken County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky, 41004
  3. Grigson, D. Lincoln County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky, 40484
  4. Konopka, P. Lewis County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky, 41179
  5. Lee, C. Extension Grain Crops Specialist, University of Kentucky, Kentucky, 40546
  6. Little, J. Boyle County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky, 40422
  7. McClanahan, L. Mercer County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky, 40330
  8. Mills, W. Rockcastle County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky, 40456
  9. Roy, N. Adair County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky, 42728
  10. Smith, J. Fleming County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky, 41041
  11. Stallard, W. Casey County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky, 42539