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Went to a Pioneer crop viewing last night just a few miles from home. I had no idea you could raise corn like this this close to the Arctic Circle. Lots of possibilities for grazing or silage. This was planted May 28.
That close to superior it ain't going to get warm enoughchevytaHOE5674":26o36zh7 said:Some guys have tried short duration corn UP here for silage and its never really worked out. But we have a somewhat unique climate and shorter growing season than those much farther north that me.
sim.-ang.king":1atyzdof said:How many day's maturity was it?
littletom":3dxb5iu4 said:Looks cold every one got fall clothes on. They will start shelling here in two weeks. I was told today
littletom":31otvv0j said:Looks cold every one got fall clothes on. They will start shelling here in two weeks. I was told today
Our corn would have been boardline next week if we hadn't gotten 2" of rain this week.sstterry":qhps1jsx said:littletom":qhps1jsx said:Looks cold every one got fall clothes on. They will start shelling here in two weeks. I was told today
That seems very early for shelling considering it is KY.
Probably 75% of the corn out here was cut for silage and those that didn't wished they had when it came harvest time....terrible crop. Never see over one ear to the stalk either. Folks still bale maize stalks and it's good hay but I'm told they are not planting as much milo due the problems caused by the sugar cane aphid and the cost to spray for them. This year is first year I've seen any corn stalks baled here since 2011 when we had the heat and the drought.Texasmark":bqzuvdc5 said:We have a few guys down here that do that breed or something like it for the silage they put on the ground and cover with white plastic. The rest of the corners (folks growing the crop) use the GMO or "selective selection seed corn" that gets rid of from where the guy in the green shirt's right hand is to the ground, 2 ears to the stalk, both in the same place, small stalks and leaves. You can get at the end of the field and look down the row and only see 2 ears....the first two.
Use to be in hard hay times they baled Maize stalks. Now it's corn and the non-silage plants make a pretty good hay, considering.
Silver":19n3srjn said:Went to a Pioneer crop viewing last night just a few miles from home. I had no idea you could raise corn like this this close to the Arctic Circle. Lots of possibilities for grazing or silage.
Stocker Steve":2sp1mv3y said:There is a place for grazing corn in a rotation. Corn is a really good fit when you have too much N, and small grains will go down because of it.
Stocker Steve":1nlpm8al said:Silver":1nlpm8al said:Went to a Pioneer crop viewing last night just a few miles from home. I had no idea you could raise corn like this this close to the Arctic Circle. Lots of possibilities for grazing or silage.
Looks like climate change is working for you. What did the Pioneer seed cost for that crop?
A decent barley crop here this year - - averaging about 75 bu/acre. One of the "experts" told me that folks are growing corn because it is more profitable than small grains. I challenged that - - and then he said corn was more profitable 5 years ago. So we keep planting it because ...
There is a place for grazing corn in a rotation. Corn is a really good fit when you have too much N, and small grains will go down because of it.
Nesikep":34f62qpl said:summer days are MUCH longer in the north, which can make up for the shorter growing season.. Probably 16 hours of sunshine?
It makes sense to do if you have a feed lot or something where you have lots of manure, if you have to start applying a lot of nitrogen I don't know if it makes much sense anymore.... It also depends if you have to buy additional equipment to do it
Nesikep":1h041n90 said:It also depends if you have to buy additional equipment to do it