March 2022

Video: Pricing Corn Silage

Approximately 1 million acres, the equivalent to the size of Marathon County (less 1/2 a township), of corn for silage is produced in Wisconsin. When corn silage sells, the grower and dairy producer each assign values based on different goals. Both like the agreement to be simple and understandable. Have we based these agreements too much on the grain value in the past? Where does fiber digestibility fit into value calculations?

In the recent Extension Badger Insight webinar, Extension Clark & Wood County Dairy Educator Matt Lippert discusses ways to price corn silage and determine a price including these options with the pros and cons

Option1: 7 to 9 times the bushel price of corn
Option 2: Cost of production (COP) per ton per acre + 10%
Option 3: 1/3 to 1/4 the value of average hay

UW Nitrogen (N) Guidelines for Corn

Commonly known as “the MRTN card,” this publication summarizes the University of Wisconsin’s corn N recommendations on a single 3.5 x 11-inch card. The front of the card contains corn N recommendations based on soil characteristics, previous crop, and N-to-corn price ratio. The flipside contains an N-to-corn price ratio table along with additional guidelines for fine-tuning N application rates. Download it here.

Video: Don't Gamble the Farm Away

Extension Farm Management Specialist Kevin Bernhardt and Extension Dunn County Agriculture Educator Katie Wantoch discuss how to define, assess, and reduce the adverse effects of the financial uncertainties and risks in agriculture to protect the farm business from risk.

Corn N Rate Calculator

The Corn N Rate app calculates a nitrogen fertilizer rate for your field using University of Wisconsin recommendations designed to assist Wisconsin producers in selecting an N rate that improves profitability when N and corn prices fluctuate. Maximum return to N (MRTN) is the N rate that will be most profitable for a particular N:Corn ratio. The MRTN rate is the LARGE number expressed in lbs N/acre (total to apply) including N in starter. Below that number is the range of N rates that result in profitability within $1/acre of the MRTN rate.

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Dairy Beef Cross: Feeding Management and Marketing

March 22 | 11:00AM-1:30PM

Information on how to best feed, manage, and market these cattle for the greatest profitability after weaning.

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Badger Dairy Insight: The Randomness of Repro

March 29 | 1:00-2:30PM

Like a flip of the coin, reproductive outcomes are measured as a yes or no (binomial) outcome. Learn more about interpreting reproductive records, and the pitfalls of making decisions based only on one good or bad herd check.

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Farm Management Friday: Develop Your Farm Business Idea

April 1 | 11:00AM-12:00PM

Extension Specialist Kevin Bernhardt and Educators Steph Plaster and Ben Jenkins walk through examples of how Lean Start-Up with Business Model Canvas can be used to stress test a new business enterprise or changes to your current business.

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