silage per acre can be expected for each 6 to 7 bushels of grain per acre. For example, if expected grain yield is 125 bushels per acre, corn silage yields will be about 18 to 20 tons per acre of 30% dry matter silage (5 to 6 tons per acre dry matter yield).
How much is a ton of corn silage worth?
Corn Silage Packed in the Silo The 2020 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates survey showed a most common rate of $10 per ton. At $22.95 per ton plus $10 per ton for harvesting, hauling and packing equals $32.95 per ton in the silo. When $2 per ton is added for storage expense the price per ton is $34.95.
What crop makes the best silage?
Oats are probably the most popular small grain used for silage. Oats and wheat produce comparable yields, and both make very palatable silage if correctly handled. Rye grows at lower temperatures than oats or wheat and may produce more forage than oats or wheat.
What kind of corn is used for silage?
A corn hybrid that is a high grain yielder usually will be a top silage producer. A variety that matures slightly later than one harvested for grain is often the most satisfactory for silage.
How much is silage per acre?
For example, if you expect a grain yield of 50 bushels of grain per acre, you will get about 10 ton/acre of 30 percent dry matter silage. For corn yielding more than 100 bushels per acre, about one ton of silage per acre can be expected for each 7 to 8 bushels of grain per acre.
How many pounds of corn silage does a cow need?
A cow can eat about 55-60 lbs of corn silage per day (33% moisture. To grow cattle from 300 to 1000 pounds on only corn silage would require about 7 tons of silage. Generally you could expect between 20 and 24 tons of corn silage per acre.
How much does silage cost per acre?
What is a reasonable corn silage price?
| Table 3: Value of standing corn silage based on expected yield of corn grain. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Low Yield | High Yield | |
| Expected corn price | $3.25/acre | $3.25/acre |
| Value of standing silage ($/ton) | 8 x $3.25 = $26.00 | 10 x $3.25 = $32.50 |
| Yield of corn silage | 10 tons/acre | 30 tons/acre |
How do you calculate corn silage yield?
The weight of the plants divided by 2 will provide the estimated silage yield. Example: The plants from 17 feet, 5 inches with a 30″ row spacing weigh 40lbs. This gives an estimated yield of 20 tons per acre (40/2). If the plant dry matter was 35%, then the calculated dry matter yield per acre would be 7 (20 • 0.35).
How many acres of silage does a cow need?
How many acres do you need per cow in Florida?
“Consider that the average small commercial operation requires two to three acres per cow/calf compared to my one acre per cow/calf: where I use 14 acres of pasture for my one bull and 13 cows, a conventional cattle operation requires at least 26 acres of pasture,” Mr. Viljoen said.
How many cows can you have per acre in NC?
You may have heard a rule-of-thumb is that it takes 1.5 to 2 acres to feed a cow calf pair for 12 months. That means we should be able to have 10 to 13 cows. Let’s see how this rule-of-thumb holds up. It looks like our rule-of-thumb held up pretty good, 11 cows on 20 acres, is 1.8 acres per cow.
How many bushels of corn do you get per acre of silage?
When yields increase, you will have more bushels of corn per ton of silage, from 100-150 bushels per acre. Each 7.5 bushels of corn will yield about one ton of silage. As yields continue to increase, you will see up to eight bushels of grain per ton of silage. Of course, those are both rough estimates.
How do you calculate silage yield per acre?
The weight of the plants divided by 2 will provide the estimated silage yield. Example: The plants from 17 feet, 5 inches with a 30″ row spacing weigh 40lbs. This gives an estimated yield of 20 tons per acre (40/2). If the plant dry matter was 35%, then the calculated dry matter yield per acre would be 7 (20 • 0.35).
What is the best type of corn for dry grain?
Early corn will be the best for dry grain since it has potential to actually dry down. This will lead to needing an accurate estimate yield in fields to be harvested later so you have enough tons of silage from both planting dates.
How do you measure the number of corn stalks per acre?
This can be done by counting, weighing, and sampling the number of corn stalks in 1/1000th of an acre. corn plants are chopped at a stubble height of 8 – 12 inches and weighed to “estimate” the tones of wet corn silage per acre. This should be done at 3 – 5 locations in the field.
