The 2009 Wisconsin Fall Harvest - Questions and Answers

In response to the weather that is threatening the 2009 fall harvest, University of Wisconsin-Extension specialists and county agriculture agents hosted a webinar on November 6, 2009 to address pertinent topics. Here are the questions asked by our live audience and the responses from our Extension experts. Use the time index to find the answers you'd like to hear.

0:30: Question 1: Is propane in short suppy?

1:35: Question 2: If you see rotten cob, will this affect winter yield loss?

2:18: Question 3: Is black light an accurate indicator of fungus or mycotoxins that are present?

3:27: Question 4: Will proper mechanical drying reduce or eliminate molds or mycotoxins?

4:39: Question 5: As corn goes through the dryer at 120-160 degrees, will that kill some mold and be a help when it gets into the bunker silo?

5:58: Question 6: In fields with heavy molds, what would be tillage and crop rotation recommendations?

7:41: Question 7: Is there greater human risk to any one of the molds?

8:53: Question 8: How fast is mycotoxin development in the plant, and does it change if the crop is in the field compared to in storage, or different kinds of storage?

10:13: Question 9: What are drying recommendations for soybeans?

12:04: Question 10: What about using products that are straight acetic acid?

13:35: Question 11: Should corn be rolled prior to going into storage?

14:49: Question 12: Can L. buchneri and organic acids be mixed together to preserve high moisture corn?

16:10: Question 13: What about lower rates of acids? Is that an effective strategy?

18:23: Question 14: At what specific moisture would you recommend using coarser roll?

19:44: Question 15: Can a corn mold that produces penicillium mycotoxin be strong enough to produce a hot bulk tank of milk?

22:11: Question 16: What if ear corn harvest is the only option?

23:28: Question 17: Within dairy cattle, is there a pecking order where you'd rather feed it, and can you expand that to other livestock?

25:54: Question 18: Can you confirm that mycotoxins have been hot enough to flag the milk tank?

26:43: Question 19: What would be suggested for the treatment of shelled corn going into a Harvestore silo that has some mold on it and will be around 15% moisture?

28:05: Question 20: Are there any potential issues from by-product feeds?

For additional resources, please visit http://fyi.uwex.edu/grain/

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