Many growers with drought-damaged corn are considering harvesting it for silage but an Extension feedlot specialist says looks can be deceiving.

Warren Rusche with South Dakota State University says drought stressed corn is wetter than it looks,

“If I’m going to make a mistake on chopping silage I would rather be too dry than too wet.”

He says harvest should start at no wetter than 70% moisture with the goal of being completed before the crop is drier than 58 to 60% moisture.

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