Albert Lea Seed House 2018 Organic Seed Guide

SILAGE HYBRIDS NEW Viking O.34-00LF FLOURY, LEAFY SILAGE- SPECIFIC CORN 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 high total-plant yields and long harvest windows. They need less time in the silo before they can be fed and produce high-quality milk and beef dependably and economically. These hybrids have been bred to have more leaf area per plant than conventional corn hybrids. For best agronomics, starch yield and fiber digestibility, plant at 28,000-30,000 plants per acre. To ensure the full expression of floury kernels (25% on each ear), do not interplant with any other corn hybrid. These hybrids also make excellent high-moisture corn, but should not be harvested for grain. floury NEW Viking O.33-95LF High Yielding and Digestible; True Floury Leafy Silage Hybrid LEAFY CORN SILAGE 95-Day C.R.M. Our Best 100-day Option for Silage; True Floury, Leafy Silage Hybrid • • • • • 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 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. NEW Viking O.35-09LF From East to West, A Strong Performer; True Floury Leafy Silage Hybrid 109-Day C.R.M. • Viking leafy and floury hybrids pair excellent • • Viking leafy, floury hybrids pair excellent Floury Leafy Corn Silage agronomics Hybrids have a silage specific • • 100-Day C.R.M. • Viking leafy and floury hybrids pair excellent that starch behaves differently in the field, with outstanding silage kernel yields, type high content, the chopper, the silo and the rumen. They contain a highly digestible starch naturally and digestible fiber gene called opaque-1. • occurring recessive In the farmer’s field, a segregation kernel a type is seen Robust plant that produces a large flex-type ear of with on the ear. Approximately 25% of the kernels on each white cob ear have completely floury interiors. The other 75% of the set is composed Low ear position on plant for kernel increased fiber of normal Leafy type kernels. All kernels are selected to be large, soft, and digestibility and more usable leaves above the fracture ear easily during slow drying so that they will chopping and cow chewing for maximum starch The ear produces kernels that are large, flat, soft and digestibility. slow-drying so they break easily into small particles during silage chopping. 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. Floury Kernel Floury Leafy Corn Silage Hybrids have a silage specific kernel type that behaves differently in the field, the chopper, the silo and the rumen. They contain a naturally occurring recessive gene called opaque-1. In the farmer’s field, a segregation of kernel type is seen on the ear. 12 Leafy Kernel Approximately 25% of the kernels on each ear have completely floury interiors. The other 75% of the kernel set is composed of normal Leafy type kernels. All kernels are selected to be large, soft, and slow drying so that they will fracture easily during chopping and cow chewing for maximum starch digestibility. FEATURES: • Small particle size • Long rumen retention • High-energy starch • Ration-type adaptability • High quality milk Floury Leafy ear shaved to Floury Leafy ear shaved to reveal kernel composition. reveal kernel composition. Approximately 25% of the of the kernels are completely floury. Approximately 25% kernels are completely floury. When you move your herd to a Floury Leafy www.alseed.com 800-352-5247

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