Cornell University, University of Vermont, and seed companies collaborate to provide robust evaluation of hybrids at multiple locations.

In the 2022 corn silage hybrid evaluation, hybrids were either entered into the 80 to 95 day relative maturity (RM) group (early-mid), and were tested at two locations in NY and one location in VT, or were entered into the 96 to 110 day relative maturity group (mid-late) and were tested at two locations in NY and one location in VT.

The report offers insight into hybrid performance as influenced by growing environment, and when used in conjunction with other data and experience, can be a useful tool to evaluate how a hybrid may fit a farm’s forage goals.

* UPDATED LINK: 2022 HYBRID REPORT

The NY and VT corn silage evaluation program is made possible with support from dairy producers, participating seed companies, Cornell University, the University of Vermont, the New York Corn Growers Corn Research and Education Program, and the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. Seed companies were invited to submit hybrids into either maturity group (three locations per maturity group) for a fee.