Standing Corn For Silage

slifnom

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Hey guys I know there are formulas for estimating the value of standing corn for silage,but is there a simple way? I have 18 acres of really nice corn, and I know cutting is far off and alot can happen. I also know it is only worth what the buyer will pay Thank you I am in Wis, east of Green Bay.
 
Have the corn yield checked before chopping. Use that yield at the market price per bushel. Add in the cost of fertilizer needed to replace the chopped stalks and charge that per acre.

Let the buyer pick a yield estimator and you get yours then agree on a yield before the chopping begins.

Best way to yield check is one pass with a combine.

Niether estimating the yield or combining will work if the crop doesn't reach maturity before chopping.

Gary
 
I am thinking of selling mine standing also.west of the wi river no one got their corn planted a lot of hungry cows their.Going to put a ad in paper around labor day and see what kind of response I get.Going to take bids on it
 
When we have sold to a dairy we have the yield checked by a crop insurance adjuster . That give you your yield for crop history. Then you can take those bushel x price and get a price per acre. We have gambled on price with them also and if the price went up we get more we pick when we get paid and the price at the time he writes the check. but we have to price it before the august after the silage is harvested so it give 10 months or so for market change . 140 bushel corn x $7.00 = $980 per acre for silage 2 years ago .
 

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