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Baling green corn???

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jeremy in NE

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So I have a field that the drought raised havoc with during pollination. It is too far away to chop for silage. Anybody have any experience with cutting and baling? I don't really want to make silage bales so will it dry down after it's cut?
 
It will dry, how depends on the weather. I'd be REALLY concerned about nitrate poisoning cattle or other animals with it though. If the stuff is drought stressed, nitrate can be a big problem. Fermenting the feed as silage can help reduce that significantly. You are wanting to skip that, so you could have a problem.

Chopping as a more traditional silage would be the best bet, far away or not.
 
Could you chop and pile at the field and haul in later? Have read several articles this year on this subject and between nitrates and dry down, baling is not a good option.
 
No personal experience,but I saw it done on some sand up north one time. Don't know why it would be any different than baling stalks after the corn was picked. Just have to get it cut down.
 
I don't think you could ever get it dry, what you are confusing is a growing crop and one that has already died. When corn was cut with a binder it was still partially green but also partially dead after its full life span. but placed in shocks that the air could get in. And then it was not shreaded untill after a hard freeze for cattle feed. It will not cure like hay
 
Southern Iowa had a lot of pollination problems which led to nitrate levels to high for cattle feed in bottom 18 to 24 inches of crop. So have stalks checked first.

JOE
 
How far away is it? Hiring someone to chop it who uses trucks to haul it can make a big difference re the distance. You're better off chopping it because of the nitrate issue.
 
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