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ShortDaySilage
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WHO SAY'S YOU CAN'T GET BIG YIELD ON A SHORT MATURITY?
Cobbs are ready on this big short day maize. And, "Boy, she's green!"
BEAUTIFUL GREEN AND GOLD
"I can't beleive how green it is, and the cobbs are ready to go!"
COBBS ARE HUMUNGOUS
Silage maize means the whole plant is digestible, it doesn't mean you shouldn't expect a humungous cob. The story is whole plant diegestibility. Planted in December!
VIEW FROM THE CAB
An interesting view of Brixx 83 day hybrid from inside the cab of a forager. Hint: it's big...
FIND THE JAG 900
Big Brixx maize on the South Island!
COMPARE and CONTRAST
A side by side comparison of Brixx maize in the field next to a competitor. THe differences between silage maize and grain maize are profound.
THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS
Yet another stack of perfect wetter and better Brixx maize silage. This stack exhibts the characteristic sweet smell of an Edge treated silage stack. THis particular farmer planted an additonal block of Brixx maize to take as flexible fibre and pad out his feed reserves using land that would have otherwise remained fallow after harvesting turnips.
MINI BUN ANYONE?
Quick look at the last of a Brixx maize mini bun. Clean and clod right through to the end, despite not having a cover.
FAR SOUTH MAIZE PLANTED IN DECEMBER
A small but interesting pile of Brixx maize, made in 2023 in the cold far south of New Zealand. Planted December 7th or 8th of December and harvested at Easter. With Brixx flexible fibre maize frost will not ruin you! Just take it and put it up and any DM using Edge inoculant.
STONE COLD FLEXIBLE FIBRE BALES
Fully ensiled bales of 22% DM Brixx maize taken before cobbing. Flexible fibre feeds out beautifully and provides a high return on investment .
LEAKING ON THE FLOOR
Autumn calving cows leaking milk on afternoon milking when fed with Brixx silage maize treated wet with Edge inoculant.
COWS REFUSE BEAUTIFUL PASTURE CLOVER!
Normally, a paddock of this quality would be prime feed for these cows, but when Edge treated Brixx silage maize is the other choice, they ignore it.
COLD AND GOLD
Edge treated stack of Brixx maize, clean from top to bottom.
BEES IN THE STACK?
Farmer discovers bee larve in and around his stack. Apparently, they are attracted to the sugar content and sweet smell of Edge treated maize.
NORTH AMERICA'S #1 HERD
According to the data, Country Dairy has the MOST PRODUCTIVE non-GMO Dairy herd in North America! They attribute their production to the wetter, better feed they make using Edge.
PALM KERNEL WASTAGE
Some thought on PK vs Brixx silage maize.