With the end of September approaching, this also means that most of the maize fields have been harvested or will be chopped in the next few days. Then the key question is: how much dry matter do the last plots of silage maize from the Roughage Tour still on the land contain?
Most parcels of the Boerenbusiness Roughage tour have meanwhile been harvested. Still 3 plots to be chopped. Following the results, 2 of these plots will be chopped in the coming week.
There is one plot that should remain standing a little longer. This is the plot in Zeewolde. The percentage of dry matter here still has to rise considerably, which is expected to take another 10 to 14 days. The reasons for this are the type of soil on which the maize is grown and the drought of the past year. This makes the crop less uniform. The last sample shows a decrease in the percentage of dry matter. This is because some plants are more mature than others on the plot.
The rest of the maize fields are almost ripe, the percentage of dry matter corresponds to the starch content in the plant and the NDF content is low. These are all reasons to chop the corn quickly.
| Plot | Percentage dry matter week 36 | Percentage dry matter week 37 | sown in |
| Arch forest | 38,8% | 41,7% | Week 17 |
| Doetinchem | 31,1% | Harvested | Week 17 |
| Jelsum | 33,6% | 35,2% | Week 17 |
| Newerkerk | 37,9% | Harvested | Week 19 |
| Overloon | 38,4% | Harvested | Week 17 |
| Sint-Oedenrode | Harvested | Harvested | Week 18 |
| Udenhout | Harvested | Harvested | Week 17 |
| Zeewolde | 30,6% | 29,3% | Week 19 |
| Zuidbroek | 33,4% | 35,2% | Week 17 |
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