WINTER RYE COVER CROP AND FORAGE COMPARISON FOLLOWING CORN SILAGE IN WISCONSIN
2018
- Nutrient and Pest Management Program, Univ. of Wisconsin- Madison/UW Extension
- Dept. of Soil Science, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
- Dept. of Soil Science, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Project Media
Corn silage provides an economically important source of feed for dairy and beef
cattle, with nearly one-million acres harvested in Wisconsin annually. Corn silage
may present environmental challenges, however, as very little crop residue remains
in the field and manure is often applied after harvest. This creates conditions
possibly vulnerable to soil erosion and nutrient loss from runoff over the fall-tospring
fallow period.