10 WAYS TO BOOST YOUR BOTTOM LINE

Leafy, Floury Leafy and Full Floury Leafy Corn Silage Hybrids deliver increased income over feed costs in sophisticated ways. The key is in the synergy between their silage-specific characteristics.

1. MAXIMIZE TONNAGE
   At 28,000-30,000 ppa, Leafies tend to produce the same or higher yields of DM per acre compared to non-Leafies planted at 35,000 ppa, which means using fewer acres to meet your silage needs.
2. BUY 15% LESS SEED
   Plant your Leafy at maximum population of 28,000-30,000 ppa to produce its optimal silage crop.  You typically need to plant a non-Leafy at 35,000 ppa to get its best yield.
3. MAXIMIZE YOUR HARVEST WINDOW
   The ears and stalks of our products dry slowly and at a similar rate as they approach silage maturity, and our Floury products produce digestible starch, even at an advanced stage of maturity. These physical characteristics extend the harvest window for improved feed security.
4. CHOP FASTER
   Our silage-specific products are have flexible stalks and soft cobs of breakable kernels. These characteristics allow you to dial back the kernel processor and speed-up harvest. You’ll chop faster and use less fuel.
5. REDUCE STORAGE SPACE BY 25%
   Soft starch type and high sugar content at harvest allow Leafies to be fed as soon as 30 days after harvest, once fermentation is complete. That’s five months sooner than hybrids that do not have this softer starch type. You’ll need less silage on hand and that frees up a lot of space.
6. ENJOY HIGH PRODUCTIVITY
   Leafy and Floury Leafy Corn Silage Hybrids have been shown to produce high quantities of milk in feed studies. They are competitive in feed efficiency and milk production relative to competing products.
7. REDUCE KERNEL PASSAGE & SORTING
   Our silage-specific products have been shown to have more digestible kernels than non-Leafies. When fed, more starch is available to be used as fuel. And because this starch fractures into tiny particles, it is less likely to be sorted during feeding.
8. REDUCE ADDITIVES
   The increased starch digestibility of our silage-specific products allows for a reduction in concentrate corn and other ration additives, and you’ll never need to add straw to gain effective fiber.
9. MINIMIZE DRY MATTER LOSSES
   Leafy’s shorter required storage time can reduce dry matter losses and retain silage quality. Lose less, feed more.
10. INCREASE 3.5% FAT CORRECTED MILK
    In feed studies, Leafy and Floury Leafies have been shown to produce milk with a higher percentage of milk fat than dual purpose hybrids and BMRs. Depending on how you sell your milk, this could be a big bonus.

Source:  Glenn Seed Ltd.