Corn Silage Harvest Has Excessive Moisture

The corn harvest intended for silage is "practically finished" in Rio Grande do Sul. In some regions of the state, there was a "drop in productivity," although the quality is generally considered satisfactory. Silage has proven "essential in livestock feeding due to the low supply of forage." The information was released in the Conjunctural Report by Emater/RS-Ascar this Thursday (12). In the administrative region of Emater/RS-Ascar in Ijuí, producers continued cutting corn for silage even in the face of excess soil moisture. This condition, according to the report, "caused compaction in some crops, favoring erosive processes." In ...