Conducted by Dr. Heather Darby and the University of Vermont Northwest Crops and Soils Program
Silage corn at Bridgeman View Farm, Franklin, Vermont
Planting Date: 5/24/2017
Harvest Date: 10/18/201

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University of VermontScholarWorks @ UVMNorthwest Crops & Soils Program UVM Extension2017Non-GMO Corn Silage Performance TrialSummaryHeather DarbyUniversity of Vermont, heather.darby@uvm.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/nwcspPart of the Agricultural Economics CommonsThis Report is brought to you for free and open access by the UVM Extension at ScholarWorks @ UVM. It has been accepted for inclusion inNorthwest Crops & Soils Program by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ UVM. For more information, please contactdonna.omalley@uvm.edu.Recommended CitationDarby, Heather, "Non-GMO Corn Silage Performance Trial Summary" (2017). Northwest Crops & Soils Program. 14.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/nwcsp/14   2017 Non-GMO Corn Silage Performance Trial Summary Conducted by Dr. Heather Darby and the University of Vermont Northwest Crops and Soils Program Silage corn at Bridgeman View Farm, Franklin, Vermont Planting Date: 5/24/2017 Harvest Date: 10/18/2017  Key: CP:  Crude protein ADF:  Acid detergent fiber NDF:  Neutral detergent fiber NFC:                       Nonfibrous carbohydrates TDN: Total digestible nutrients NEL: Net energy from lactation 30hr NDFD: Digestible neutral detergent fiber at 48 hours  LSD (0.1): Least Significant Differences (LSDs) at the 0.10 level of significance. NS indicates no significant difference between varieties. Top performing varieties are indicated in bold. Values with an asterisk* did not vary significantly from the top performing variety.  +Silage yields are compared on a 35% dry matter basis ++CP, ADF, NDF, NFC and Starch are compared on a dry matter basis      Variety  Company/Brand  RM Silage Yield+ tons ac- Moisture (%) CP++ % ADF++ % NDF++ % Lignin % NFC++ % Starch++ % TDN % NEL Mcal lb-1 30 hr NDFD Milk lbs ton-1 Milk lbs ac-1 0.53-05UP Viking 105 20.4 54.3 7.7* 23.9* 42.3 3.2 44.4 36.6 72.0 0.74* 48.0 3003 21398* 2G161 Mycogen Seeds 84 15.8 41.2* 6.7 21.9* 41.1 2.8* 46.9 38.1 76.0* 0.79* 53.5* 3281* 18110* 2T493 Mycogen Seeds 99 25.8 51.1 7.1* 25.1* 44.3 3.1* 42.1 35.2 70.5 0.73 47.5 2925 26291* 42-92GS Viking 92 14.3 45.4 6.6 21.9* 41.4 2.6* 46.8 38.7 75.0* 0.77* 52.0* 3185* 15897 71-90GS UP Viking 90 17.4 39.0* 7.3* 25.5 45.9 3.4 42.0 35.1 73.0* 0.74* 53.0* 3103* 18883* SW1990 Seedway, LLC. 80 20.1 41.0* 6.9 24.3* 43.4 3.3 43.3 36.1 72.0 0.74* 49.0 3003 20905* SW3750 Seedway, LLC. 92 19.3 39.7* 7.0* 26.6 46.0 3.7 41.7 36.2 70.5 0.72 48.0 2936 19775* SW3760 Seedway, LLC. 94 25.1 55.4 7.3* 23.2* 41.2 3.1* 45.9 36.8 75.5* 0.79* 54.5* 3242* 28456* SW4030 Seedway, LLC. 100 22.1 56.8 7.2* 24.7* 44.1 3.2* 42.8 34.0 74.5* 0.77* 55.5* 3182* 24582* TMF94 Mycogen Seeds 97 21.6 51.9 6.9 22.5* 43.3 2.9* 44.4 36.0 75.0* 0.78* 55.0* 3214* 24322* TMF96Q40 Mycogen Seeds 96 23.5 49.7 7.0* 25.7 46.0 3.0* 41.6 33.0 72.0 0.73 52.5* 3018 24470* LSD (0.10)   NS 5.2 0.8 3.6 NS 0.6 NS NS 3.8 0.06 4.5 229 12068 Trial Mean   20.5 47.8 7.0 24.1 43.5 3.1 43.8 36.0 73.3 0.75 51.7 3099 22099 

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