MYCOGEN^® brand SILAGE-SPECIFIC^™ corn hybrids swept the competition at the World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl, earning 18 of 20 possible placings in two categories. In the Brown Mid-Rib (BMR) Dairy Corn Silage category, MYCOGEN brand SILAGE-SPECIFIC BMR hybrids took all 10 placings. In the Standard Dairy Corn Silage category, MYCOGEN brand hybrids earned eight of 10 possible placings.

“We are very excited about the outstanding results our customers were able to achieve in the World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl,” says Greg Cannon, Marketing Specialist, Mycogen Seeds. “Top placings year after year have firmly established Mycogen Seeds as the leader in corn hybrids bred specifically for silage.”

Corn silage samples are analyzed for dry matter, crude protein, acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and neutral detergent fiber digestibility (NDFD). All entries of whole- plant corn silage must have been ensiled and show signs of fermentation.

The corn silage class was selected based on digestibility, and finalist samples were judged according to the following criteria:

• Forage Analysis            60%
• Visual                              20%
• Herd Production Info    10%
• Milk Per Ton                   10%

“Our broad line of MYCOGEN brand SILAGE-SPECIFIC corn hybrids are bred specifically for nutritional quality and offer the most digestible nutrients for maximum animal performance,” Cannon explains. “The diverse lineup allows growers to choose the proper hybrid for their geography and management practices.”

The BMR Corn Silage division Grand Champion was Luke Haywood of Sand Creek Dairy LLC, Hastings, Mich., with his Mycogen F697 entry.

MYCOGEN brand SILAGE-SPECIFIC BMR hybrids dominated the Dairy Corn Silage (BMR) category, including winning entries from: Pine Tree Dairy Farm, Rittman, Ohio; Hood Farms, Paw Paw, Mich.; Endsley Dairy Farm LLC, Hastings, Mich.; Randy Petroshus, Gobles, Mich.; Walt Gladstone, Bradford, Vt.; McKnight’s River Breeze, Chase Mills, N.Y.; Car-Min-Vu Farms, Webberville, Mich.; Dave Dekam, Falmouth, Mich.; and Holmes Acres, New Woodstock, N.Y.

The Grand Champion Standard Corn Silage division was won by Goma Dairy Farm LLC of Marlette, Mich., with the entry of the TMF2N422 hybrid.

MYCOGEN^® brand hybrids received eight of 10 placings in the Standard Dairy Corn Silage (non-BMR) class, including: Lynn Brothers, Unity, Wis.; El-Na Farms LLC, Algoma, Wis.; Buning Dairy Farm LLC, Falmouth, Mich.; Sand Creek Dairy LLC, Hastings, Mich.; Kent Folkema, Fremont, Mich.; Snow Dairy, Mason, Mich.; and Mervin Seiler, Ithaca, Mich.

The organizing partners of the World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl are AgSource Cooperative Services, DairyBusiness Communications, Hay and Forage Grower/Webb Publications, USDA Forage Research Center, University of Wisconsin-College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and World Dairy Expo.

Mycogen Seeds is a retail seed company of Dow AgroSciences LLC and a developer and marketer of leading grain corn hybrids, the market leader in SILAGE-SPECIFIC corn hybrids and sunflower hybrids, as well as an industry leader in canola, alfalfa, soybeans and sorghum. For more information on MYCOGEN brand products, visit www.mycogen.com.

Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top-tier agricultural company providing innovative crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seed, and agricultural biotechnology solutions to serve the world’s growing population. Global sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, are $3.4 billion. Learn more at www.dowagro.com.

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