Archives for August 2025

Saving money on feed cost is the single biggest factor in a profitable livestock operation. For ruminants, forage that contributes a large portion of digestible energy from NDF and starch will make a big impact on lowering feed costs. For this reason, Byron Seeds adopted a guide for our corn hybrids to let you know which hybrids rise to the top like cream in a bottle. When Byron Seed was first Continue Reading

You are in the Energy Business! In recent weeks, there has been an announcement that BMR corn silage was going away. Of course, that is not totally true, only for that company. This wasn’t a decision made by nutritionists, or even by the company’s dealers, but by the corporate board of directors. I would guess that the board of directors do not feed cows or understand what NDF digestibility is. Continue Reading

Byron Seed is featuring four Energy Edge Corn combinations for the 2026 growing year. These are corn varieties specifically chosen to match with the 57H50 corn in a 70:30 blend of companion hybrid with 30% of 57H50. These Energy Edge combinations bring superior fiber and starch digestibility as well as a little additional fat for added energy in the animals diet. The four combinations are: KF Continue Reading

The Bottom Line: Planting our Energy Edge soybean can help dairy farms save money by lowering their feed cost. Feed cost represents over half of the cost of producing milk. Opportunities to lower the feed cost to produce a hundred weight of milk are very important to being profitable for a dairy farm. Certainly, one of our top priorities is to put-up top-quality forages. This will have the Continue Reading