The second Focus on Forage webinar in the 2025 series, Focus on Corn Silage, features research-based corn silage resources and management strategies to keep fields productive over time.
Presenters are Dr. Damon Smith, UW–Madison field crops pathology professor and extension specialist; Dr. John Goeser, animal nutrition lead at Rock River Laboratory, Inc. and adjunct assistant professor of animal & dairy sciences at UW–Madison; and Dr. Harkirat Kaur, UW–Madison corn production systems assistant professor and extension specialist.
Expand each section below for recordings of and resources related to each talk. To find more information about the Focus on Forage webinar series, visit the Focus on Forage website.
Mycotoxin Accumulation in Corn Silage
Presented by: Dr. Damon Smith, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Featured in this talk is Dr. Damon Smith, a professor of plant pathology and extension specialist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Smith explores deoxynivalenol (DON) accumulation in corn and silage and gives Dr. Smith’s thoughts on how to manage it in Wisconsin fields.
Trends in Corn Silage Energy and Hygiene
Presented by: Dr. John Goeser, Rock River Laboratory and University of Wisconsin–Madison
Featured in this talk is Dr. John Goeser, animal nutrition lead at Rock River Laboratory, Inc.; Adjunct assistant professor of animal & dairy sciences at UW–Madison; and consultant at Cows Agree Consulting, LLC. Dr. Goeser covers current trends in forage quality and feed hygiene, reflects on the 2024 crop year, and then sets the stage for optimizing 2025 forage quality and energy potential.
Short Corn for Silage
Presented by: Dr. Harkirat Kaur, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Featured in this talk is Dr. Harkirat Kaur, an assistant professor of plant and agroecosystem sciences and extension corn production systems specialist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Kaur explores the potential of using short corn for silage purposes and evaluates its potential susceptibility to biotic and abiotic stresses due to different plant architecture.
