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Is corn worth more as silage or grain?

Editor’s note: The following was written by Aaron Berger, University of Nebraska Extension beef educator, and Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension beef feedlot specialist, for the university’s website Aug. 1.

Ongoing dry and drought conditions are supporting hay and forage prices as we look towards this fall.

Perennial dryland hay production in many parts of the Midwest has been less than average. Forage production on rangeland and pasture in central and eastern Nebraska is, in many situations, significantly less than average. This diminished production is going to result in less fall and winter grazing.

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