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AGRIGOLD RESEARCH

silage and high moisture corn

Testing Locations 3

Corn Silage Hybrid Selection 4

Definitions 4

Nekoosa, WI 5

Spring Green, WI 6

New Mexico State University 7

Malta, IL 8

Dane, WI 9

Rock Springs, WI 10

Breese, IL 11

Caledonia, MN 12

3rd Party Trial Highlights 13

Hybrid Silage and High Moisture Corn Rating Summary 15

High Moisture Corn (HMC) Management 16-18

CONTENTS

AgriGold understands that corn has many uses and is made for different markets. We realize that corn growers are not only seeking high yielding hybrids and strong agronomics, but hybrids that bring superior feed value as well. That is why we have developed a Silage and High Moisture Corn Book with supporting information, designed to help you plant AgriGold with confidence! As Agronomy Manager, I’m often asked about what we refer to as “The AgriGold Look.” What exactly does that mean? As we approach harvest in the fall, it means a brown husk on a strong green plant, indicating a healthy factory that is still pumping sugar to the ear. The result is maximum yield and better standability, and an agronomic standard that our company takes pride in. We have found that hybrids exhibiting the AgriGold Look tend to make very good silage hybrids as well. This book is intended to help growers understand how our hybrids match up in feed value and to be a learning piece for all. You will notice that we use reputable third party and independent institutions for the majority of our silage testing. This helps us bring consistent unbiased results to the farm. We have introduced several new hybrids in 2018 that were able to enter our testing network. Spend some time reviewing our product and the agronomic information provided, then call your local Corn Specialist at 1-800-262-7333 to see how you can get the AgriGold Look and the best silage hybrid on your farm.

Mike Kavanaugh, CCA

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In 2018, independent third-party researchers tested hybrids in the AgriGold lineup for silage yield and quality. Data taken over multiple locations reflects silage characteristics under diverse environmental conditions. Overall averages should be used as a first consideration for picking silage hybrids. Using local results will help narrow the options for the correct silage hybrid.

Malta, ILBranch County, MILenawee County, MIIngham County, MIOttawa County, MIRochester, MNWaseca, MNArtesia, NM

Wood County, OHDane, WISpring Green, WINekoosa, WIFond du Lac, WIGalesville, WIArlington, WIMontfort, WI

State Third-Party Testing Cooperators

Illinois Prairie Ag Services, LLC

Michigan Michigan State University

Minnesota University of Minnesota

New Mexico New Mexico State University

Wisconsin University of Wisconsin, Prairie Ag Services, LLC

2018 agrigold silage

TESTING LOCATIONS

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CORN SILAGE HYBRID SELECTIONSelecting the correct hybrid for silage is one of the most important management decisions for silage programs. The following criteria help growers select the correct hybrids for maximum corn silage production:

• Choose hybrids that are adapted for the region in which they will be grown

• Ensure hybrids will respond positively from the operation’s cultural practices

• Select hybrids that are several days fuller maturity than those adapted for grain production

• Good silage hybrids have a high grain to stover ratio

• Good silage hybrids possess the following traits:- High Forage Yields- High Digestibility- Low Fiber Levels- High Grain Yields

AgriGold is proud to provide this third-party data to help growers make their feed program more successful. Some of the following information can be used to help pick the right corn hybrid for any operation:

• Basic corn silage definitions below

• Local corn silage results on pages 5 to 13

• High Moisture Corn information on pages 16 to 18

Please use multi-location averages and also the data from a few locations nearest to your farm. The charts compare Milk/Ton and Milk/Acre. Hybrids with a high Milk/Ton are hybrids with high silage quality. Hybrids with high Milk/Acre combine high silage quality with high silage yield. Your Corn Specialist can answer any questions you may have about specific hybrids.

CORN SILAGE QUALITY DEFINITIONSCrude Protein (CP): Mixtures of true proteins and non-protein nitrogen. CP is found by determining the amount of total nitrogen and multiplying by 6.25.

Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF): Composed of the entire cell wall, NDF contains the ADF and hemicellulose. NDF is less digestible than non-fiber plant parts. Higher NDF values lead to reduced feed intake because the animal “fills up” faster. NDF increases as corn matures. Low NDF values are desirable.

Neutral Detergent Fiber Digestibility (NDFD): Measure of the portion of the NDF that is digested at a specific amount of intake. High NDFD is an indicator of high quality corn silage.

Starch: Found mostly in the corn grain, but also is a part of the digestible fraction of NDF. As corn matures, starch concentrations increase. Starch accounts for most of the energy in corn silage.

In Situ Starch (7 hr): Closely related to actual rumen digestion, is precise and demostrates wide ranges in forage and grain starch digestion systems.

Total Tract Neutral Detergent Fiber Digestibility (TTNDFD): It is a direct quantitative predictor of fiber digestion. The in vitro TTNDFD assay predicts NDF digestion of alfalfa, corn silage, grass forages, and byproduct feeds.

Milk/Ton

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in situ DM Yield CP aNDF NDFD NDFD Starch starch Milk/Ton Milk/AcreBrand Hybrid RM (DM T/A) % % (30 hr) (48 hr) % (7 hr) TTNDFD (LBS/T DM) LBS/A

AgriGold A635-54VT2PRO 105 9.8 6.7 26.80 54.12 69.56 51.7 61.82 27.40 3,532 34,505

AgriGold A6267STX 102 9.0 7.5 30.60 49.55 61.21 47.2 60.70 28.30 3,390 30,621

AgriGold A634-93 104 8.8 7.4 27.30 50.58 64.20 50.5 60.57 25.50 3,447 30,368

AgriGold A629-22STX 99 8.5 6.5 26.40 52.61 64.35 52.3 61.08 26.20 3,551 30,082

AgriGold A628-16VT2PRO 98 8.7 7.2 29.60 49.93 61.53 47.2 62.11 31.30 3,439 29,950

AgriGold A631-38VT2PRO 101 8.3 8.4 30.00 48.80 57.47 49.2 59.04 27.20 3,318 27,501

AgriGold A636-56STX 106 7.6 8.6 35.40 50.61 62.18 42.7 63.07 33.50 3,351 25,509

AgriGold XA21701VT2PRO 97 7.6 8.3 34.80 53.25 64.33 44.0 61.96 33.70 3,348 25,313

AgriGold A628-20VT2PRO 98 6.6 7.4 33.50 51.23 62.38 45.5 62.82 31.90 3,230 21,424

AgriGold A625-78VT2PRO 95 6.1 8.4 35.30 53.36 64.67 43.8 60.86 34.40 3,325 20,250

A625-78VT2PRO

A635-54VT2PRO

A629-22STXA6267STX A634-93

A628-16VT2PRO

A631-38VT2PRO

A636-56STXXA21701VT2PRO

A628-20VT2PRO

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AgriGold A638-74VT2PRO 108 8.2 6.7 36.40 48.90 62.13 40.3 62.53 29.70 3,151 25,740

AgriGold XA41413STX 109 7.5 6.2 36.20 50.92 63.42 42.1 64.47 31.60 3,242 24,429

AgriGold A633-94STX 103 7.5 6.2 34.70 49.19 61.25 41.1 63.50 29.20 3,254 24,329

AgriGold A637-55VT2PRO 107 7.3 5.7 37.00 50.87 61.10 41.0 68.78 33.20 3,225 23,577

AgriGold A636-56STX 106 7.1 5.7 32.40 48.26 58.64 45.9 61.90 27.60 3,219 22,682

AgriGold XA31704GTCBLL 105 6.7 6.0 30.50 49.08 57.64 47.8 61.30 25.80 3,246 21,774

AgriGold A635-54VT2PRO 105 6.4 7.1 32.90 46.71 53.91 44.5 60.59 24.90 3,262 20,822

AgriGold XA31800STX 104 6.2 8.0 42.90 50.13 64.60 33.4 67.39 32.30 3,167 19,699

Milk/Ton

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XA31805VT2PRO

XA31800STX A635-54VT2PRO

XA31704GTCBLLA636-56STX

A637-55VT2PRO A633-94STX

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A641-78STX

XA41809VT2PRO

XA41800VT2PROXA41805VT2PRO

A644-32TRCXA41707VIP3111

A645-10VT2PRO XA21504VT2PRO

A648-46VT2PROA6544VT2PRO

A642-59VT2PROA6572VT2PROA648-63-3110

A6659VT2PROA647-46STX

A646-12STX

A6517VT2PROA647-90VT2PRO

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AgriGold A641-78STX 111 8.3 8.7 37.60 52.81 64.47 35.3 62.10 37.20 3,350 27,814

AgriGold A647-90VT2PRO 117 8.6 7.7 37.90 52.59 64.04 33.9 65.53 38.60 3,216 27,659

AgriGold A6517VT2PRO 113 9.2 8.6 40.60 49.92 60.49 33.0 70.12 36.50 3,010 27,574

AgriGold A646-12STX 116 8.5 7.3 36.80 51.92 63.84 36.8 66.53 38.30 3,241 27,381

AgriGold A647-46STX 117 8.0 8.6 37.60 51.73 61.85 35.6 66.95 36.00 3,310 26,383

AgriGold A6659VT2PRO 116 8.1 8.0 37.10 51.67 62.05 35.9 62.42 36.90 3,221 26,060

AgriGold A648-63-3110 118 7.8 7.8 37.30 52.24 62.95 35.9 66.61 36.00 3,273 25,570

AgriGold A6572VT2PRO 114 7.8 7.8 36.70 52.95 64.91 36.3 61.29 36.90 3,257 25,474

AgriGold A642-59VT2PRO 112 7.5 7.6 34.20 53.96 64.37 39.0 64.86 36.30 3,351 25,239

AgriGold A6544VT2PRO 113 7.7 8.3 36.20 52.18 63.61 37.2 64.87 35.40 3,265 25,205

AgriGold A648-46VT2PRO 118 7.5 7.0 36.50 54.08 65.54 35.4 64.43 39.40 3,352 25,075


AgriGold A645-10VT2PRO 115 7.4 8.3 39.60 51.00 62.14 32.1 63.79 36.80 3,154 23,217

AgriGold XA41707VIP3111 115 7.0 7.9 38.30 52.65 62.53 33.4 64.30 41.20 3,245 22,635

AgriGold A644-32TRC 114 6.7 7.5 33.00 51.72 64.14 41.0 60.49 33.50 3,396 22,600




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Milk/Ton

Milk/A

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18,500

24,500

12,5003,100 3,350 3,600


AgriGold A639-40VT2RIB 109 6.6 6.8 37.10 57.43 73.88 38.3 77.99 39.20 3,527 23,125

AgriGold A644-32TRC 114 6.8 8.6 41.60 58.66 72.52 33.0 75.45 42.60 3,356 22,735

AgriGold XA31803-3220A 109 6.7 8.3 40.50 54.24 67.33 34.3 78.60 39.70 3,348 22,449

AgriGold A640-77VT2RIB 110 6.3 8.5 38.00 55.45 70.52 37.5 72.21 37.20 3,483 21,988


AgriGold A642-59VT2RIB 112 5.6 7.3 37.00 59.26 74.45 37.2 80.45 43.10 3,559 20,055

AgriGold A641-54STX 111 5.8 8.7 41.20 55.85 70.80 33.1 71.49 39.70 3,404 19,701

AgriGold A647-90VT2RIB 117 5.8 8.7 40.60 56.34 71.45 33.4 74.28 41.00 3,346 19,235

AgriGold A6499STXRIB 112 5.6 7.8 40.90 54.26 68.46 33.6 77.18 39.70 3,312 18,590

AgriGold XA41707VIP3111 115 5.1 8.0 39.60 55.83 69.79 34.9 78.27 40.40 3,403 17,370

AgriGold A641-78STXRIB 111 5.0 8.3 41.10 57.27 73.32 33.4 78.00 40.20 3,406 16,954

AgriGold A638-84VT2RIB 108 5.2 8.4 43.60 55.11 70.04 31.9 77.74 42.20 3,264 16,904

AgriGold A648-46VT2PRO 118 4.9 8.1 41.40 59.30 74.70 32.6 77.16 42.80 3,421 16,742

AgriGold A643-87-3220 113 4.7 8.3 38.60 56.10 69.91 36.8 75.40 40.00 3,471 16,421

AgriGold A646-12STX 116 5.1 8.0 43.10 54.00 67.38 30.9 81.13 40.60 3,162 16,172

AgriGold A641-06STX 111 4.5 7.9 38.90 59.36 74.79 35.1 71.87 42.40 3,529 16,026

AgriGold A6544VT2RIB 114 4.5 9.8 39.00 55.41 67.61 35.2 77.76 39.80 3,370 15,199

A6544VT2RIB

A639-40VT2RIBA644-32TRC

XA31803-3220AA640-77VT2RIB

XA41805VT2PRO A642-59VT2RIB

A641-54STXA647-90VT2RIB

A6499STXRIB

XA41707VIP3111

A641-78STXRIBA638-84VT2RIB A648-46VT2PRO A643-87-3220A646-12STX

A641-06STX

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Milk/Ton

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32,500

42,500

22,5002,750 3,250 3,750


AgriGold A641-06STX 111 11.0 8.5 34.95 56.13 67.79 39.7 68.05 34.57 3,590 39,650AgriGold A6579STXRIB 114 11.0 8.1 37.45 53.82 63.69 38.4 69.12 34.46 3,369 37,201Pioneer P1449XR 114 10.0 8.3 34.65 57.87 70.84 39.3 68.59 39.61 3,648 36,572AgriGold A641-78STXRIB 111 10.8 8.2 34.95 50.94 65.32 39.8 65.68 31.01 3,374 36,440AgriGold A6499STXRIB 112 10.6 8.1 36.11 52.21 60.85 40.4 69.86 32.39 3,406 36,046Syngenta GE105T1-3000GT 105 10.3 7.3 26.42 54.60 63.66 50.5 58.38 25.73 3,502 36,030AgriGold A6413STXRIB 107 10.1 7.8 32.68 51.86 64.11 42.6 62.04 30.62 3,496 35,188Syngenta GE109R3-3000GT 109 9.7 7.9 32.82 57.88 69.23 41.3 73.31 37.17 3,619 35,151Dairyland HiDF-3211RA 111 10.4 7.8 36.82 51.35 61.91 39.4 65.26 31.82 3,307 34,530AgriGold A6499STXRIB 112 10.5 8.5 36.35 43.90 55.31 39.6 61.00 24.85 3,275 34,401AgriGold A638-94STX 108 10.0 7.7 34.46 53.57 63.02 42.3 69.69 32.45 3,364 33,806AgriGold A639-41STXRIB 109 10.0 8.3 33.84 50.21 61.62 42.2 63.64 30.61 3,346 33,570Dairyland HiDF-3413SSX 113 10.2 8.3 39.83 51.98 65.35 34.3 71.98 34.24 3,287 33,464Dairyland DS-9508RA 108 9.9 7.7 36.23 51.01 59.40 39.5 67.39 31.99 3,323 33,008Dairyland DS-113RMSSX 113 9.9 7.7 36.92 50.57 57.35 40.5 64.91 30.45 3,323 32,800AgriGold A640-77STXRIB 110 10.0 8.2 35.52 46.13 55.98 40.0 65.77 27.95 3,267 32,578AgriGold A6572STXRIB 114 9.5 7.5 38.45 51.33 61.93 37.7 65.25 31.28 3,326 31,721AgriGold A6499STXRIB 112 9.7 7.9 37.13 45.03 56.17 39.9 62.34 25.82 3,250 31,620Pioneer P1180XR 111 9.1 8.3 36.97 57.19 66.40 37.6 70.91 41.05 3,446 31,451AgriGold A636-56STXRIB 106 9.2 7.9 33.30 48.86 58.80 42.3 62.96 28.04 3,314 30,437AgriGold A6544STXRIB 114 9.4 7.0 42.28 47.64 57.56 34.5 66.01 31.33 3,152 29,779AgriGold A6499STXRIB 112 9.2 7.5 39.79 42.19 53.12 37.6 63.20 26.10 3,185 29,312AgriGold A6267STXRIB 102 8.7 8.1 36.11 49.84 60.13 38.1 66.30 32.55 3,261 28,270Dairyland BMR3508RA 108 8.5 7.3 37.68 53.00 66.25 39.0 64.17 34.64 3,316 28,248Dairyland HiDF-3407RA 107 9.1 6.9 42.11 45.71 55.56 32.9 67.27 27.88 3,058 27,923Mycogen BMR12B75 112 7.6 8.2 41.23 48.75 59.23 34.8 67.22 32.84 3,182 24,139Syngenta E111F1-5122A 111 8.4 6.5 44.39 45.97 56.14 32.1 68.91 30.45 2,833 23,875

DS-9508RA

E111F1-5122ABMR12B75

HiDF-3407RABMR3508RA

A6267STXRIB

A6499STXRIBA6544STXRIB A636-56STXRIB

P1180XRA6499STXRIB A6572STXRIB

A640-77STXRIB DS-113RMSSX

A641-06STX

A6579STXRIB

P1449XRA641-78STXRIB A6499STXRIB GE105T1-3000GT

A6413STXRIBGE109R3-3000GT

HiDF-3211RAA6499STXRIB

A638-94STX

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Milk/Ton

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33,000

41,000

25,0002,900 3,250 3,600


Pioneer 0798AMXT 107 12.1 7.0 36.94 50.03 59.09 39.2 68.75 31.89 3,273 39,690



Pioneer P0921AMXT 109 10.7 8.3 33.26 49.17 57.21 42.4 69.15 31.07 3,453 37,057

Pioneer P1449XR 114 10.5 7.2 37.41 56.34 69.26 38.4 71.33 39.40 3,485 36,764

AgriGold A636-55VT2RIB 106 11.1 7.3 32.82 52.62 62.49 44.7 68.96 31.00 3,266 36,291


AgriGold A6413STXRIB 107 10.9 6.5 35.32 51.80 61.97 42.8 67.58 30.50 3,256 35,544

AgriGold A635-54VT2RIB 105 10.7 6.8 32.08 51.06 60.20 47.2 62.48 29.76 3,272 34,957

Renk RK724RR 104 10.2 7.7 33.75 53.15 65.21 42.2 66.62 33.81 3,255 33,164

Renk 810SSTX 109 9.3 7.2 34.51 49.68 59.50 42.2 67.57 31.32 3,330 30,964


Pioneer P1180XR 111 8.8 7.9 37.73 58.50 71.82 37.3 71.75 41.61 3,470 30,552

AgriGold A638-94STX 108 9.4 7.2 34.53 50.82 61.04 41.9 63.14 31.97 3,210 30,050

AgriGold A6442VT2RIB 109 9.6 7.3 36.01 47.33 55.73 40.9 65.10 29.69 3,040 29,083

Pioneer 0956AMXT 109 9.1 6.7 39.04 52.32 63.22 37.9 65.37 36.20 3,180 28,867

AgriGold A633-94STX 103 9.2 6.4 38.65 50.53 61.08 39.2 67.57 34.09 3,052 28,172

Renk 717SSTX 105 9.4 7.0 36.29 45.49 53.27 42.2 61.80 26.94 2,980 28,017

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717SSTX A633-94STX

0956AMXT

A6442VT2RIB

A638-94STX P1180XRA636-56STXRIB

810SSTX

RK724RR

A635-54VT2RIBA6413STXRIB A636-56STXRIB

A636-55VT2RIB P1449XRP0921AMXT

A641-78STXRIB

A642-59STXRIB

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50,500

32,5003,300 3,500 3,700


AgriGold A645-10VT2RIB 115 14.3 7.9 33.83 55.05 65.82 42.3 71.16 36.57 3,385 48,423

AgriGold A641-78VT2PRO 111 13.1 8.2 34.08 57.59 68.06 40.0 68.16 37.74 3,509 46,078

AgriGold A6572VT2RIB 114 12.3 8.2 33.16 52.11 72.41 41.7 72.98 38.37 3,572 43,903

AgriGold A6544VT2RIB 113 12.4 8.4 38.88 55.03 66.06 33.2 73.70 39.09 3,464 43,034

AgriGold A640-77VT2RIB 110 12.0 9.0 31.99 59.40 71.16 41.7 72.98 42.85 3,522 42,136

AgriGold A642-59VT2RIB 112 11.7 7.6 35.65 58.57 70.23 38.6 70.33 39.96 3,597 41,991

AgriGold A6579VT2RIB 114 11.1 7.8 31.67 57.56 67.89 43.1 70.82 38.15 3,671 40,831

AgriGold A647-90VT2RIB 117 12.0 7.8 34.26 52.61 66.34 40.3 72.10 36.07 3,359 40,171

AgriGold A6499VT2RIB 112 11.0 8.7 28.13 59.41 68.58 47.0 68.60 38.43 3,525 38,799

AgriGold A641-06VT2PRO 111 10.7 8.8 30.08 62.22 69.09 43.4 68.57 39.79 3,630 38,739

AgriGold A646-12VT2PRO 116 10.8 7.9 34.18 52.11 63.25 40.5 70.12 36.05 3,321 35,780

A645-10VT2RIB

A646-12VT2PRO

A641-06VT2PROA6499VT2RIB

A647-90VT2RIB

A6579VT2RIB

A642-59VT2RIBA640-77VT2RIB

A6544VT2RIB

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Milk/Ton

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RM Moisture Dry Matter DM Yield uNDF240 tNDFD Starch Milk per ton Milk per acreBrand Hybrid days % % T/A %DM 30hr %DM lb/ton DM lb/A

AgriGold A639-40VT2RIB 109 58.3 41.7 11.0 10.61 52.00 39.4 3,276 36,010

Dairyland HIDF-3407RA 107 61.6 38.4 10.5 11.75 50.10 37.9 3,368 35,307

AgriGold A6413STXRIB 107 62.4 37.6 9.9 8.71 52.20 41.8 3,500 34,598


AgriGold A641-78STXRIB 111 65.1 34.9 9.5 10.21 49.70 38.7 3,396 32,309

AgriGold A6462STXRIB 110 62.9 37.1 9.3 9.32 53.30 38.1 3,407 31,701

AgriGold A640-77VT2RIB 110 61.4 38.6 9.7 12.97 50.90 36.8 3,254 31,414


Mycogen BMR12B75 112 64.0 36.0 8.4 9.71 59.90 30.0 3,393 28,656

Dairyland DS-9508RA 108 64.4 35.6 8.9 11.65 49.60 33.0 3,154 28,160

Mycogen BMR14B96 114 63.6 36.4 7.7 8.16 60.80 28.8 3,400 26,262

Mycogen F2F627 109 61.9 38.1 7.6 11.64 58.00 30.7 3,228 24,610

A639-40VT2RIB

F2F627

BMR14B96

DS-9508RA

BMR12B75

HIDF-3605RA

A640-77VT2RIBA6462STXRIB

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HIDF-3211RA

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2017 A624-11 University of Wisconsin 1 51 South Central Zone-Early

2016 A6267 Michigan State University 11 34 Zone 2/3 - Early

2016 A6267 University of Minnesota 11 25 Olmsted Co. SE Early

2016 A6267 University of Minnesota 1 25 Waseca Co. SE Early

2016 A6267 University of Wisconsin 8 45 South Central Zone-Early

2017 A6267 University of Wisconsin 17 51 South Central Zone-Early

2018 A628-20 University of Minnesota 13 28 Central Early-Waseca

2018 A628-20 University of Wisconsin 14 50 South Central-Early

2017 A630-31 University of Wisconsin 10 51 South Central Zone-Early

2018 A633-94 University of Minnesota 3 28 SE Early-Rochester

2018 A633-94 University of Minnesota 7 27 Central Late-Hutchinson

2018 A633-94 University of Minnesota 8 27 Central Late-Waseca

2016 A6355 Michigan State University 3 34 Zone 2/3 - Early

2017 A635-54 Michigan State University 3 41 Zone 2 - Late

2018 A635-54 Penn State University* 3 25 South Cental-Medium

2018 A635-54 University of Minnesota 9 28 SE Early-Rochester

2018 A635-54 University of Wisconsin 12 50 South Central-Early

2017 A636-56 University of Wisconsin 10 57 South Central Zone-Late


2018 A636-56 Wysocki Produce Farm 9 48 Plainfield WI

2018 A637-55 University of Wisconsin 5 50 South Central-Late




2017 A639-40 Michigan State University 10 31 Zone 1 - Early

2017 A639-40 University of Wisconsin 4 57 South Central Zone-Late

2018 A639-40 Michigan State University 14 36 Zone 2-Late


2017 A639-41 University of Minnesota 9 34 Waseca SE Late RM

2017 A640-77 University of Minnesota 10 34 Rochester SE Late RM

2018 A640-77 University of Wisconsin 15 41 Southern Zone-Early

2018 A641-06 University of Minnesota 11 27 SE Late-Rochester

MILK/ACREYEAR HYBRID TRIAL RANK OUT OF LOCATION


2016 A6413 University of Wisconsin 17 48 South Central Zone-Late

2017 A6413 University of Minnesota 10 25 Waseca SE Early RM



2017 A641-78 University of Minnesota 3 34 Waseca SE Late RM

2017 A641-78 University of Wisconsin 8 43 Southern Zone-Late

2018 A641-78 Penn State University* 7 42 South Central-Late

2018 A641-78 Wysocki Produce Farm 2 48 Plainfield WI

2018 A641-78 University of Minnesota 6 27 SE Late-Rochester

2018 A641-78 University of Minnesota 6 27 SE Late-Waseca

2016 A6424 Michigan State University 5 28 Zone 1 - Early


2016 A6441 University of Minnesota 5 27 Olmsted Co. SE Late

2016 A6441 University of Minnesota 5 27 Waseca Co. SE Late

2016 A6442 University of Minnesota 8 27 Waseca Co. SE Late

2017 A645-10 University of Kentucky 5 21 Combined 3 Locations

2017 A645-10 University of Kentucky 6 21 Green County

2017 A645-10 University of Kentucky 5 21 Mason County

2016 A6462 Virginia Tech University 2 51 Shenandoah Valley

2017 A6462 University of Minnesota 5 34 Waseca SE Late RM

2016 A6517 F.I.R.S.T. 8 24 PASE (Ave of 4 locs)

2016 A6517 F.I.R.S.T. 6 24 PACE (Ave of 4 locs)

2016 A6517 Penn State University* 8 36 South Central

2016 A6517 University of Kentucky 7 23 Casey County

2016 A6517 Virginia Tech University 15 51 Shenandoah Valley


2017 A6517 F.I.R.S.T. 1 30 Franklin Co PA


2016 A6573 Penn State University* 3 36 South Central

2018 A6652 Penn State University* 18 42 South Central-Late

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SPECIALTY SERIES PREMIER OUTPUT TRAITS

hybrid silage and high moisture corn

RATING SUMMARY

DRY IN SITU HIGH MATTER CRUDE NDFD STARCH MOISTUREHYBRID MATURITY YIELD PROTEIN ANDF 30 HR STARCH % (7 HR) TTNDFD MILK/TON MILK/ACRE CORN

A639-40 109 9 6 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10

A639-41 109 8 8 9 8 8 7 7 8 9 8

A6442 109 8 9 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 8

A640-77 110 8 9 9 8 8 7 6 8 9 7

A6458 110 7 8 8 8 9 NA NA 9 8 10

A6462 110 9 9 10 9 9 NA NA 10 10 8

A6472 110 9 10 9 9 9 NA NA 8 9 7

A641-06 111 8 9 10 10 8 7 10 10 9 6

A641-54 111 8 8 7 8 7 6 8 8 8 8

A641-78 111 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 8

A6488 111 9 9 9 9 9 NA NA 9 9 7

A642-59 112 9 7 8 10 8 9 9 9 10 8

A6499 112 9 8 9 8 8 7 7 8 9 7

A6501 112 9 8 8 9 9 NA NA 8 9 7

A643-41 113 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 8

A643-87 113 7 7 8 7 8 7 7 9 8 9

A6517 113 9 8 9 7 8 10 8 9 9 9

A6533 113 8 8 8 8 8 NA NA 8 9 9

A6538 113 7 9 8 8 8 NA NA 7 7 8

A6544 113 9 9 7 8 7 9 7 8 8 8

A644-32 114 8 8 8 8 9 7 8 9 8 7

A6572 114 8 9 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 6

A6573 114 8 9 9 8 8 NA NA 9 8 9

A6579 114 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8

A6619 114 9 10 7 8 8 NA NA 8 8 8

A645-10 115 9 8 7 8 7 8 7 7 8 6

A646-12 116 8 7 7 7 8 9 8 7 7 8

A6652 116 8 7 8 9 8 NA NA 8 8 9

A6659 116 9 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 8

A647-46 117 8 9 8 8 7 10 8 8 8 5

A647-90 117 8 9 7 8 7 8 7 7 8 5

A6711 118 9 9 8 9 8 NA NA 8 8 6

Hybrids in Bold are Silage Select

DRY IN SITU HIGH MATTER CRUDE NDFD STARCH MOISTUREHYBRID MATURITY YIELD PROTEIN ANDF 30 HR STARCH % (7 HR) TTNDFD MILK/TON MILK/ACRE CORN

A618-90 88 9 8 9 9 8 8 8 10 9 8

A621-77 91 8 8 7 8 7 6 6 7 7 8

A6179 93 8 9 10 8 9 NA NA 8 8 7

A624-11 94 8 10 9 7 9 NA NA 7 8 7

A6199 95 7 8 9 9 8 NA NA 8 7 8

A625-78 95 6 8 7 8 7 8 9 8 7 7

A6217 97 8 8 8 8 9 NA NA 8 8 7

A6237 98 8 10 8 10 10 NA NA 8 7 7

A628-16 98 8 7 9 7 8 8 8 9 9 9

A628-20 98 9 8 8 7 8 9 9 8 8 8

A629-22 99 9 7 9 8 9 8 7 10 9 7

A6257 100 8 8 8 8 7 NA NA 8 8 9

A630-31 100 9 6 9 8 10 NA NA 9 10 9

A631-38 101 8 9 8 7 9 7 7 7 8 8

A6267 102 9 8 8 8 8 7 8 9 9 9

A633-94 103 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7

A6300 103 9 9 8 8 8 NA NA 8 9 7

A6355 103 8 7 10 9 10 NA NA 10 9 10

A6346 104 7 7 9 9 9 NA NA 8 7 8

A634-93 104 9 8 9 8 10 8 7 9 9 8

A6351 105 8 8 8 8 9 NA NA 8 7 8

A635-54 105 9 8 10 8 10 6 6 9 9 8

A636-55 106 9 9 9 8 9 9 8 8 8 6

A636-56 106 8 7 10 7 9 7 7 8 8 9

A637-55 107 9 7 7 8 7 10 9 8 7 8

A6408 107 8 8 8 8 8 NA NA 8 8 9

A6413 107 9 8 9 9 8 7 8 10 10 8

A6416 107 8 9 9 8 9 NA NA 9 9 7

A638-74 108 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 6 8 8

A638-84 108 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 6 8 8

A638-94 108 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 7

A6424 108 8 7 8 8 9 NA NA 9 9 9

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The dairy and livestock industries have been using corn to provide energy in the ration for decades. Utilizing High Moisture Corn has become common on many farms. Some factors that can affect digestibility of High Moisture Corn include:

• Harvest moisture• Grinding intensity• Length of storage (fermentation) time before feeding• Addition of inoculants and other additives before ensiling

Getting the most out of your High Moisture Corn can potentially increase production, reduce feed usage, and improve profitability. Differences in genetics and kernel characteristics can make one hybrid a better fit for any unique set of management practices than another.

At AgriGold, we look forward to working with dairy and livestock producers, consultants, nutritionists, and anyone involved in making feed decisions on the farm to increase efficiency and improve the bottom line. Please continue reading to learn more about the makeup of corn kernels and how some AgriGold hybrids might have a fit for the feed management practices on your farm. Contact your Corn Specialist for more information or to set up a meeting with your nutritionist.

Vitreous Endosperm

• Hard, tightly compacted starch• Translucent• Contributes to test weight• Less digestible• Higher in prolamins

Floury Endosperm

• Less dense than vitreous endosperm• Softer starch• More digestible• Less translucent• Lower in prolamins

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ProlaminDetermined from a sample of mature High Lowcorn kernels by a feed testing lab

Crude ProteinDetermined from a sample of mature corn High Lowkernels by a feed testing lab

Vitreousness ScoreDetermined by scoring a sample of maturecorn kernels with backlighting

Genetic CharacteristicsDetermined with knowledge of the genetic Many flint genes Few flint genesmakeup of a hybrid’s pedigree

HIGH MOISTURE CORN MANAGEMENT Hybrids that are characterized by many factors for a low ranking for High Moisture Corn need to be managed to a higher degree for successful use as High Moisture Corn. Hybrids characterized by many factors for a high ranking for High Moisture Corn need less management for successful use as High Moisture Corn.

• Ensiling—The ensiling process has been shown to improve starch degradation by significantly altering the rapid-degradable starch fraction and starch degradation rate (Jurjanz and Monteils, 2005).

• Length of Fermentation—Fermentation of High Moisture Corn appears to be very slow and chemical alterations are occurring over an extended storage period. 0 vs. 240 fermentation days reduced prolamin-zein subunits of the starch-protein matrix from 10-40%. (Hoffman et al., 2010).

• Temperature During Fermentation—Slower growth rates of silage bacteria induced by ensiling dry corn can further be exacerbated by ensiling at low temperatures (Pitt et al., 1985).

• Harvest Moisture—Drier High Moisture Corn ferments slower than wetter High Moisture Corn (Pitt et al., 1985).

HYBRID RM HIGH MOISTURE CORN RATING

A618-90 88 MEDIUMA621-77 91 MEDIUMA6179 93 LOWA624-11 94 LOWA6199 95 MEDIUMA625-78 95 LOWA6217 97 LOWA6237 98 LOWA628-16 98 HIGHA628-20 98 MEDIUMA629-22 99 LOWA6257 100 HIGHA630-31 100 HIGHA631-38 101 MEDIUMA6267 102 HIGHA633-94 103 LOWA6300 103 LOWA6355 103 HIGHA6346 104 MEDIUMA634-93 104 MEDIUMA6351 105 MEDIUMA635-54 105 MEDIUMA636-55 106 LOWA636-56 106 HIGHA637-55 107 MEDIUMA6408 107 HIGHA6413 107 MEDIUMA6416 107 LOWA638-74 108 MEDIUMA638-84 108 MEDIUMA638-94 108 LOWA6424 108 HIGH

HYBRID RM HIGH MOISTURE CORN RATING

A639-40 109 HIGHA639-41 109 MEDIUMA6442 109 MEDIUMA640-77 110 LOWA6458 110 HIGHA6462 110 MEDIUMA6472 110 LOWA641-06 111 LOWA641-54 111 MEDIUMA641-78 111 MEDIUMA6488 111 LOWA642-59 112 MEDIUMA6499 112 LOWA6501 112 LOWA643-41 113 MEDIUMA643-87 113 HIGHA6517 113 HIGHA6533 113 HIGHA6538 113 MEDIUMA6544 113 MEDIUMA644-32 114 LOWA6572 114 LOWA6573 114 HIGHA6579 114 MEDIUMA6619 114 MEDIUMA645-10 115 LOWA646-12 116 MEDIUMA6652 116 HIGHA6659 116 MEDIUMA647-76 117 LOWA647-90 117 LOWA6711 118 LOW

For more information on high moisture corn management download A Guide to Understanding Vitreousness and Prolamins in Corn by P.C. Hoffman & R.D. Shaver, Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madisonhttp://host.cals.wisc.edu/randyshaver/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2015/04/FGES-ProlaminGuidev2.0_000.pdf

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References:

Jurjanz, S. and V. Monteils. 2005. Ruminal degradability of corn forages depending on the processing method employed. Anim. Res. 3:15-23.

Hoffman,, P.C., N.M. Esser, R.D. Shaver, W. Coblentz, M.P. Scott, A.L. Bodnar, R. Schmidt, and B. Charley. Influence of inoculation and storage time on alteration of the starch-protein matrix in high moisture corn. J. Dairy Sci. 93 (Suppl. 1): in press.

Pitt, R.E, R.E. Muck, and R.Y. Leibensperger. 1985. A quantitative model for the ensilage process of lactate silages. Grass and Forage Sci. 40:279-303.

Selecting and managing hybrids for use as High Moisture Corn can improve animal productivity and profitability. Several factors were considered to determine the ratings in the chart below including, prolamin testing, crude protein testing, vitreousness scoring of mature corn kernels, and the genetic characteristics of each hybrid.

• Low: Strongly consider grinding and ensiling grain from these hybrids for a longer versus shorter period of time.• Medium: Grain from these hybrids is suitable for use as High Moisture Corn if rolled or ground before ensiling.• High: Grain from these hybrids is very suitable for use as High Moisture Corn in all feed management systems.

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