Pioneer Experts Suggest Ways to Manage Nutritional Value of Corn Silage

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Des Moines, Iowa (June 19, 2009) ?Growing conditions have a significant impact on the nutritional value of corn silage, and though growers can change Mother Nature, they can be prepared and make adjustments during harvest that can have a positive outcome for their crop, according to experts from Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business. Growers can manage their corn silage through hybrid selection, digestibility testing, managing chopping height and inoculant use. The environmental impacts from heat, moisture and light can have different effects on the nutritional value of corn silage. And there can be different impacts during each stage of growth.