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Organic Floury , Leafy Silage Corn

NEW !
Premium Quality Silage-Specific Hybrids
Viking floury , leafy corn silage hybrids have been bred to meet the complex agronomic and nutritional requirements of the dairy and beef industries . They offer a superior balance of effective and digestible fiber , more rumen-available starch and boast silage-specific agronomics such as total-plant yields and long harvest windows . They need less time in the silo before they can be fed and produce highquality milk and beef dependably and economically . Viking LF hybrids have more leaf area per plant and above the ear than conventional corn hybrids
Agronomic Basics
• Plant at 28,000 – 30,000 seeds / acre
• Harvest at 50 % milk line ( 65 % moisture )
• Suitable for high moisture corn ; do not harvest for grain
• Isolate in the field ( by at least 300 ft )
• Do not interplant with other corn hybrids for silage
• Harvest and store separately ( ready to feed in ~ 30 days )
• Reduce concentrate corn in TMR when feeding LF hybrids
O . 34-00LF P NEW ! 100 Day C . R . M OUR BEST 100-DAY OPTION FOR SILAGE ; TRUE FLOURY , LEAFY SILAGE HYBRID
• Viking leafy and floury hybrids pair excellent agronomics with outstanding silage yields , high starch content , highly digestible starch and digestible fiber - 9.8 tons / acre ( statistically similar to highest yielder in the trial ) University of Wisconsin South Central Silage Trial
• Robust plant that produces a large flex-type ear with a white cob
• Low ear position on plant for increased fiber digestibility and more usable leaves above the ear
• The ear produces kernels that are large , flat , soft and slow-drying so that they break easily into small particles during silage chopping Viking PURE Organic Corn ________________________$ 225 / unit
O . 33-95LF P NEW ! 95 Day C . R . M HIGH YIELDING AND DIGESTIBLE ; TRUE FLOURY-LEAFY SILAGE HYBRID
• Viking leafy , floury hybrids pair excellent agronomics with outstanding silage yields , high starch content highly digestible starch and digestible fiber
• Competitive milk / ton & tonnage results from university trials - 10.1 tons / acre ( statistically similar to highest yielder in the trial ) University of Wisconsin
NorthCentral Silage Trial - # 1 yielding hybrid Michigan State Silage Trial Zone 4 ( 10.6 tons / acre over 3 locations , 3289 milk / ton , 36060 milk / acre )
• Robust plant that produces a large flex-type ear with a white cob
• Low ear position on plant for increased fiber digestibility and more useable leaves above the ear
• The ear produces kernels that are large , flat , soft and slow-drying so they break easily into small particles during silage chopping Viking PURE Organic Corn _______________________ $ 225 / unit
O . 35-09LF P NEW ! 109 Day C . R . M FROM EAST TO WEST , A STRONG PERFORMER ; TRUE FLOURY-LEAFY SILAGE HYBRID
• Viking leafy and floury hybrids pair excellent agronomics with outstanding silage yields , high starch content , highly digestible starch and digestible fiber
• Robust plant that produces a large flex-type ear with a pink cob
• Low ear position on plant and flexible stalk for increased fiber digestibility
• The ear produces kernels that are large , flat , soft and slow-drying so that they break easily into small particles during silage chopping
Viking PURE Organic Corn _________________________$ 225 / unit
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