Plant population and row spacing are an important agronomic management practice for corn production In Manitoba, the typical row widths for corn are 30 or 22 inches with plant population density of 26,000 to 32,00 seeds/ac (Manitoba Corn Growers Association guide, 2004) However, more recently…
In recent years, crop production on the Canadian prairies is experiencing noticeable change as growers recognize the benefits of crop rotation and proper cropping sequence Crops grown in previous years may substantially affect yields of the current crops, by impacting occurrence and severity of…
Research Findings:
It was found that:
Corn silage showed a significantly higher level of starch and energy content and higher degradation of dry matter than barley silages
Although corn silage exhibited lower rumen degradable crude protein and degraded protein balance than barley silage,…