The ‘Corn Guys’ have left the county!

Penn State has established two plots in Franklin County to help you make better decisions when buying next year's corn for grain and/or silage. In cooperation with Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) Penn State established a corn silage hybrid test plot. This plot will include both full season and short season varieties and will be taken to harvest where quality samples will also be analyzed from each hybrid. In addition to the research going on we will also have a field day held at Burk-Lea Farms in association with this plot on August 12^th.

The other plot established in the county is a corn grain hybrid trial. This trial will be similar to the PDMP trial; however it will be taken to yield for grain. Measurements from this plot will include yield and grain quality.

All of this data is then compiled into the 2010 Pennsylvania Commercial Grain and Silage Hybrid Corn Test Report. These reports come out over the winter and are typically available during our winter meetings. The reports give you a way to see local data as well as the other sites around the state. Hopefully this will help you in your future decisions for what varieties may suit you the best.