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3 Year Data – Corn Silage

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Company/Brand Hybrid Dry Matter (tons/A) Milk/ton DM (lbs) Milk/acre (lbs) Silage Yield @ 65% Moisture (tons/A)
Pioneer P1637VYHR 6.8 2918 19306 19.3
NK Brand NK1694-3111 6.7 3132 20767 19.2
Pioneer P2089YHR 6.6 3018 19817 18.9
Dyna-Gro D58QC72 6.3 3012 19476 18.1
Masters Choice MCT6733 6.3 3055 19276 17.9
Dyna-Gro D58VC65 6.0 3057 18936 17.3
Masters Choice MCT6363 6.0 3167 18530 17.0
REV 25BHR26 5.8 3099 17676 16.7
Mean 6.3 3057 19223 18.1
Avg LSD (p=0.10) 0.4 n/s n/s 1.2
DF 14 14 14 14
n/s – No significant separation between hybrids, therefore top yield group is not reported
Bolded varieties are not statistically different from the highest yielding hybrid