Corn stalks can help cattlemen avoid soaring feed costs
Story Date: 8/29/2012

Source: Susan Jongeneel University of Illinois, SOUTH EAST FARM PRESS, 8/27/12
 
The cost of grazing cornstalks is low, first because the cows graze and harvest their own feed and second, because all costs to produce the plant for grain production are attributed to the row-crop operation.
Even with the cost of a temporary fence (which many farmers already have) and water, grazing cornstalks is more economical than feeding high-priced hay.
 
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