The Huron Expositor, 1998-03-18, Page 60Page 4A - Farm Progress '98
Pioneer® brand corn hybrids for silage
Let's set the record straight
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Brand/Hybrid Comp.
Pioneer 3893 15
Cargill 2411F0
Pioneer 3893 11
Cargill 2927
Pioneer 3893 i9
NK N2555
Pioneer 3893 36
Mycogen TMF 94
Summary 3893 438
All Competitors
' Yield (tons/ac) adjusted
From brown midrib to leafy trait, some seed
companies would have you beleive there's a
magic "silage" gene out there. Well, at
Pioneer Hi -Bred Limited, we believe
otherwise. As with grain production, ittakes
a total package of key agronomic traits to
make a great corn hybrid for silage use.
Pioneer® brand corn hybrids recommended
for silage offer top tonnage yield potential,
high grain content for maximum energy
availability and nutritional value, and
sup"rior fibre digestibility...each contributing
to that all-important bottom line: more
effecient milk production.
So, if you're tired of all the hype about so-
called "super" silage hybrids that disppoint
e you in the feed bunk or milk tank, talk to
your Pioneer sales representative today
about the true leaders in silage performance.
2700 heat units
(2600 accumulated heat units to half milkline)
Yield' Harvest
(tons/ac) Moist.
21.0 61.9
19.0 66.1
22.2 62.5
21.0 65.6
25.4 63.9
24.8 64.9
22.2 63.3
22.8 68.3
23.0 63.1
22.8 65.6
Milk/ac'
(litres)
5,976
5.660
6,955
5.627
7,573
7268
6,394
5,696
6,574
6.184
Advantage
(litres/ac)
+316
+1,328
+307
+698
+390
from dry matter yield per acre to 70% moisture
37M81
Brand/Hybrid
Pioneer 371181
Cargill F657
Pioneer 371181
Mycogen TMF 106
Pioneer 371181
Mycogen TMF 99
Pioneer 371181
'Amgen IMF 94
Summary 371181
NI Competitors
2950 heat units
(2825 accumulated heat units to half milkline)
• of Yield'
Comp. (tons/ac)
20 24.4
21.0
14 26.8
27.2
13 24.6
25.7
28 24.2
23.6
281 24.1
23.8
Harvest
Moist.
62.8
702
61.7
65.0
62.4
65.0
62.4
65.8
62.3
65.2
Mifk/ac
(litres)
9,002
7,652
8,849
6,379
8,099
6211
7,451
6,332
7,993
6.817
Advantage
(litres/ac)
+1,350
+2,470
+1;888
+1,119
+1,176
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Jay says the long
range forecast is ...
by Pat Livingston
BBS meteorologist
Jay Campbell is
man who -gives
long range forecasts, but
he lengthened that range
considerably when he was
a guest speaker at a pro-
ducer meeting, in
Lucknow in February.
The impact of El Nino
on this year's weather and
the abnormal conditions
seen to date were the cen-
tre of Campbell's presenta-
tion. He said meteorolo-
gists had seen it building
and taking place for about
a year and a half to two
years. "It's guiding our
weather at the moment."
If Campbell's forecast
comes true, farmers will
be looking at above 'nor-
mal temperatures in
March and April with
below normal precipita-
tion. "Similar to in 1983,"
said Campbell.
We'II have "almost a
taste of summer" in May,
with temperatures above
normal and precipitation
increasing.
The month of June
should be one with normal
temperatures and close to
normal precipitatio
showers.
In July we can lo 4k
hot weather - simti.
that of 1983, said
Campbell.
approaches the converse
impact La Nina, El Nino's
little sister, will be felt
,ringing cooler than nor -
al and wet conditions.
Campbell's background
is a professional meteorol-
ogist. He got involved in
Jay Campbell (left) talks with Allan Scott, of the
Lucknow and District Co-operative, at the pro-
ducer meeting in Lucknow last month.
(Livingston photo)
The rest of the summer
should come with more
normal temperatures -
similar to what we expect.
However, as fall
broadcasting because, "In
my opinion the agricultur-
al community wasn't as
well served as it should
be."
Foraging
for cereals.
Put aside the i ea of
harvesting cereals for the
sake of grain. Oats, wheat,
barley and triticale can.
produce a highly
digestible forage for farm
animals.
At Agriculture and
Agri -Food Canada's
Normandin Research
Farm in Quebec, a study
of cereals harvested as for-
age showed a highly
digestible forage, with
acceptable protein content
and dry matter, could be
produced. The study
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