Based on Plant Height On this basis, “waist-high” corn at 3 to 4 feet will produce about 3 to 4 tons per acre of silage at 30 percent dry matter (about 1 ton per acre of dry matter).
How do you calculate silage tonnage?
Converting bales to tonnes According to Aurivo, to calculate the tonnage of silage available from bales, farmers should multiply the number of bales by 600kg (normal) or 700kg (well-packed). Therefore, assuming the bales were well-packed, 40 bales would be the equivalent of 28t of silage (fresh weight).5 Jan 2019
How much corn is in a ton of silage?
Each 7.5 bushels of corn will yield about one ton of silage. As yields continue to increase, you will see up to eight bushels of grain per ton of silage.26 Sept 2019
How is corn silage measured?
The sum of the net load weights per field can be tallied and multiplied by the percent dry matter in the samples from the field, and divided by the number of acres in the field, to determine an accurate per acre DM silage yield.
How do you calculate the weight of silage?
The pounds of silage in the silo is calculated by multiplying: Length (ft) x width (ft) x depth (ft) x density (lb/cu-ft) at the final moisture content. For example the silo is 50 feet long by 30 feet wide and the silage averages 12 feet deep.28 Sept 2012
How much does 1m3 of silage weigh?
Silage density varies according to the height of the clamp, the DM of the silage and how well the clamp was consolidated. Wholecrop tends to have a lower density of between 550 650 kg/ m3, while maize silage is heavier with a density of 750-800 kg/m3.
How many pounds of silage is an acre?
For example, if you expect a grain yield of 50 bushels of grain per acre, you will get about 10 ton/acre of 30 percent dry matter silage. For corn yielding more than 100 bushels per acre, about one ton of silage per acre can be expected for each 7 to 8 bushels of grain per acre.
How much silage is in a cubic foot?
There are two standard guides for determining the weight and volume of corn silage. Silage that is not packed has a weight of approximately 25 pounds per cubic foot, and well-packed silage is considered to weigh approximately 35 pounds per cubic foot.3 Sept 2019
How do you calculate corn silage yield?
The weight of the plants divided by 2 will provide the estimated silage yield. Example: The plants from 17 feet 5 inches with a 30” row spacing weigh 40 lbs. This gives an estimated yield of 20 tons per acre (40/2). If the plant dry matter was 35%, then the calculated dry matter yield per acre would be 7 (20*0.35).
Is corn silage profitable?
Cutting corn for chaff is still one of the most profitable crops per hectare, but comes at the cost of a large investment in equipment and player time that can't be readily automated. The biogas plant can only process about 864,000 liters of chaff per day, which is about the yield of 6 fully fertilized Ha (14+ acres).17 Sept 2019