Posted by paul on October 08, 2008 at 08:38:50 from (66.60.197.192):
In Reply to: sweet corn silage posted by jacksonduper on October 07, 2008 at 18:27:36:
There are several canners around me in southern MN. The pea crop the waste is left in the field. Smells worse than manure being applied for a few days, as the juicy mess rots down.
Sweet corn is harvested with snapping rolls - the whole ear plus shuck is hauled to the canning plant. There the green husk, the cob, and any waste leaves & stalks are hauled to a silage bunker. It is made into silage. It tends to be very low feed value, as there is not much leaf, and very little corn in it. It is about given away for free, money is made on delivering it. Many cattle are fed on the waste from your creamy canned corn made here in southern MN.
Many get a wagon/ truck load at a time & feed off of the little pile for several days/ week, then get another load. Some get a whole bunkerful right away & have their own silage all winter from it. I beilive it needs to be handled about like any silage - once exposed to air the mold begins, and you need it fed up in a few days to a week. Or you can get it fresh & put into your own bunker/ silo/ bag.
Never done it so can't help with the question too much, but I'm sure thaqt is the type of silage being talked about here?
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