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Silage growers have specific needs. And there is no company better positioned to understand those needs than Wyffels products.
At Wyffels, we focus on one crop. In one very focused geography. That means if you’re growing corn for silage, you can expect us to provide the information you need to make the best product choice for your farm. We know when you’re growing corn for silage you need product information tailored specifically for your unique demands.
Identifying the best products for silage is a lot like selecting products for grain, but with some extra considerations that make the process even more important. products still need to be able to handle stressful environments, adapt to multiple soil types and out-yield the competition. But with corn for silage you can’t stop there. You need products that are highly digestible and provide high tonnage yield to optimize feed value.
That’s why Wyffels digs so deeply into each and every product—to understand the sometimes hidden attributes and characteristics. This knowledge can unlock the value of specific products and help corn growers in all segments achieve more productivity and profitability. You can be sure of this: If you grow silage in the heart of the Corn Belt, Wyffels products is working to serve your needs.
The unique demands of each silage grower will vary by farm, but one thing remains paramount: high yield.
The best silage products must combine top-end yield of high quality-grain with high digestibility and feed value.
While different feed characteristics may be important to each grower, the first priority is choosing products that fit your specific fields. Producing top-end yield is still the most important key to success. So, it’s important to take soil type, insect pressure and field history into consideration. Even if a product has high scores for silage characteristics, if it’s placed in a situation that will limit its productivity, silage characteristics won’t be able to shine.
Work with your Wyffels Seed Representative to identify products that best fit your soil, pest pressures and farming system. Then, refer to the silage characteristics chart provided here to target products that fit your feed needs.
Choosing the right product is the first step to producing high-quality silage.
We test and retest products annually, and all across our marketing areas, to identify products that combine the best feed quality and silage characteristics. New data is updated annually in November.
| PRODUCT FAMILY |
YEAR | Tons / A | Milk / Ton (2024) | Milk Lbs / A (2024) |
Beef lbs / A |
Dry Matter Tons / A |
% Dry Matter | % Crude Protein | % ADF | % NDF | NDFD 30 | IVSD 7h | % Fat | Starch | Lignin | NEL Milk 2024 | NEm Mcal / lb | NEg Mcal / lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1306RIB | 2024 | 27.9 | 3,237 | 37,896 | 3,257 | 11.7 | 42.2 | 8.1 | 19.1 | 28.1 | 48.7 | 64.4 | 2.54 | 45.2 | 3.18 | 79.0 | 0.75 | 0.48 |
| W1356RIB | 2024 | 32.9 | 3,215 | 42,633 | 3,656 | 13.3 | 40.3 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 29.2 | 49.5 | 65.1 | 2.50 | 44.0 | 3.30 | 78.5 | 0.74 | 0.47 |
| W1676RIB | 2024 | 31.3 | 3,269 | 41,423 | 3,651 | 12.7 | 40.8 | 7.9 | 18.9 | 28.5 | 52.2 | 64.9 | 2.68 | 45.1 | 2.46 | 79.8 | 0.76 | 0.49 |
| W1758RIB | 2024 | 35.0 | 3,322 | 44,558 | 3,958 | 13.4 | 38.3 | 7.6 | 18.1 | 27.2 | 52.4 | 64.7 | 2.87 | 46.2 | 1.94 | 81.1 | 0.78 | 0.50 |
| W1826RIB | 2024 | 30.1 | 3,200 | 38,168 | 3,231 | 11.9 | 39.7 | 7.7 | 19.8 | 29.1 | 47.5 | 64.1 | 2.43 | 45.3 | 3.37 | 78.1 | 0.74 | 0.47 |
| W1869RIB | 2024 | 30.4 | 3,314 | 40,781 | 3,621 | 12.3 | 40.5 | 8.0 | 18.3 | 27.1 | 51.4 | 63.9 | 2.82 | 46.5 | 2.86 | 80.9 | 0.78 | 0.50 |
| W1988RIB | 2024 | 31.4 | 3,258 | 40,118 | 3,525 | 12.3 | 39.3 | 7.8 | 19.3 | 29.1 | 52.5 | 65.2 | 2.72 | 44.2 | 2.60 | 79.6 | 0.76 | 0.49 |
| W1990 | 2024 | 32.4 | 3,218 | 40,606 | 3,496 | 12.6 | 38.9 | 7.3 | 19.9 | 29.7 | 50.0 | 65.7 | 2.42 | 45.4 | 2.83 | 78.6 | 0.75 | 0.48 |
| W2386RIB | 2024 | 31.7 | 3,270 | 43,009 | 3,727 | 13.2 | 41.6 | 7.9 | 18.4 | 27.2 | 48.3 | 63.6 | 2.69 | 46.6 | 2.44 | 79.8 | 0.76 | 0.48 |
| W2440 | 2024 | 33.8 | 3,256 | 46,240 | 3,959 | 14.2 | 42.0 | 8.0 | 18.6 | 27.1 | 47.3 | 63.8 | 2.48 | 45.8 | 3.03 | 79.5 | 0.75 | 0.48 |
| W2595RIB | 2024 | 30.8 | 3,231 | 42,593 | 3,711 | 13.2 | 42.9 | 7.5 | 19.6 | 29.3 | 50.4 | 64.7 | 2.49 | 44.9 | 2.76 | 78.9 | 0.75 | 0.48 |
| W2629RIB | 2024 | 29.8 | 3,230 | 39,514 | 3,373 | 12.2 | 41.0 | 7.8 | 19.1 | 28.2 | 47.4 | 65.2 | 2.56 | 45.1 | 3.15 | 78.9 | 0.75 | 0.47 |
| W3280 | 2024 | 31.7 | 3,242 | 41,605 | 3,518 | 12.8 | 40.6 | 8.1 | 18.4 | 26.7 | 44.3 | 63.3 | 2.52 | 47.1 | 2.99 | 79.2 | 0.74 | 0.47 |
| W3309RIB | 2024 | 33.6 | 3,219 | 44,557 | 3,807 | 13.8 | 41.2 | 7.8 | 19.7 | 29.3 | 49.4 | 63.8 | 2.67 | 45.3 | 3.13 | 78.6 | 0.75 | 0.47 |
| W3570 | 2024 | 31.1 | 3,256 | 43,231 | 3,766 | 13.3 | 42.8 | 8.1 | 19.2 | 28.3 | 49.8 | 64.8 | 2.64 | 45.4 | 3.02 | 79.5 | 0.76 | 0.48 |
| W4025RIB | 2024 | 36.4 | 3,266 | 48,716 | 4,213 | 14.9 | 40.9 | 7.5 | 18.6 | 27.7 | 50.1 | 65.1 | 2.59 | 45.8 | 2.29 | 79.8 | 0.76 | 0.48 |
| W4190 | 2024 | 32.5 | 3,280 | 46,473 | 4,081 | 14.2 | 43.7 | 7.1 | 18.9 | 28.3 | 50.9 | 65.3 | 2.69 | 47.3 | 2.17 | 80.1 | 0.77 | 0.49 |
| W4246RIB | 2024 | 29.5 | 3,271 | 42,387 | 3,666 | 13.0 | 43.9 | 7.8 | 18.4 | 27.2 | 48.5 | 64.7 | 2.58 | 46.6 | 2.42 | 79.9 | 0.76 | 0.48 |
| W4358RIB | 2024 | 34.6 | 3,218 | 44,966 | 3,859 | 14.0 | 40.4 | 7.4 | 19.7 | 29.1 | 48.9 | 65.8 | 2.52 | 44.1 | 2.67 | 78.6 | 0.75 | 0.48 |
| W4439RIB | 2024 | 35.9 | 3,290 | 49,364 | 4,374 | 15.0 | 42.0 | 7.9 | 18.7 | 27.7 | 50.0 | 64.0 | 2.81 | 46.5 | 3.04 | 80.3 | 0.77 | 0.49 |
| W5019RIB | 2024 | 30.1 | 3,235 | 42,920 | 3,677 | 13.3 | 44.1 | 7.5 | 19.2 | 28.2 | 47.6 | 64.7 | 2.46 | 46.2 | 2.59 | 79.0 | 0.75 | 0.48 |
| W5080 | 2024 | 30.4 | 3,245 | 42,910 | 3,693 | 13.2 | 43.5 | 7.6 | 19.2 | 28.4 | 48.9 | 64.7 | 2.53 | 46.5 | 3.03 | 79.2 | 0.75 | 0.48 |
| W5406RIB | 2024 | 30.7 | 3,258 | 43,022 | 3,710 | 13.2 | 43.0 | 7.8 | 18.8 | 27.8 | 48.0 | 63.8 | 2.72 | 46.9 | 2.66 | 79.6 | 0.76 | 0.48 |
| W5778RIB | 2024 | 33.9 | 3,334 | 49,085 | 4,359 | 14.7 | 43.6 | 7.6 | 17.8 | 26.5 | 50.0 | 64.3 | 2.88 | 48.3 | 1.87 | 81.4 | 0.78 | 0.50 |
| W6215RIB | 2024 | 32.8 | 3,314 | 48,236 | 4,264 | 14.6 | 44.4 | 7.1 | 18.1 | 26.7 | 48.2 | 64.2 | 2.86 | 48.8 | 2.29 | 80.9 | 0.78 | 0.50 |
| W6408RIB | 2024 | 35.3 | 3,203 | 47,544 | 4,030 | 14.9 | 42.1 | 7.6 | 19.6 | 28.9 | 47.2 | 64.0 | 2.43 | 44.6 | 3.30 | 78.2 | 0.74 | 0.47 |
| W6479RIB | 2024 | 33.7 | 3,266 | 46,259 | 4,001 | 14.2 | 42.2 | 7.5 | 18.7 | 27.0 | 45.8 | 65.0 | 2.60 | 47.1 | 2.69 | 79.8 | 0.76 | 0.48 |
| W6505RIB | 2024 | 29.9 | 3,195 | 42,820 | 3,588 | 13.4 | 44.8 | 7.4 | 19.6 | 28.7 | 45.1 | 63.6 | 2.42 | 47.0 | 3.13 | 78.0 | 0.73 | 0.46 |
| W6630 | 2024 | 37.2 | 3,272 | 50,583 | 4,355 | 15.5 | 41.5 | 7.4 | 18.1 | 26.2 | 44.1 | 64.9 | 2.32 | 48.6 | 3.32 | 79.9 | 0.76 | 0.48 |
| W6820 | 2024 | 33.9 | 3,331 | 48,754 | 4,296 | 14.6 | 43.2 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 24.9 | 45.7 | 64.2 | 2.56 | 49.3 | 2.67 | 81.3 | 0.77 | 0.50 |
| W6880 | 2024 | 35.5 | 3,289 | 51,541 | 4,464 | 15.7 | 44.0 | 7.5 | 18.0 | 26.0 | 44.5 | 62.5 | 2.68 | 48.8 | 3.37 | 80.3 | 0.76 | 0.49 |
| W7048RIB | 2024 | 34.8 | 3,308 | 50,174 | 4,365 | 15.2 | 43.6 | 7.5 | 17.7 | 25.4 | 44.2 | 63.4 | 2.71 | 49.1 | 2.96 | 80.8 | 0.77 | 0.49 |
| W7208RIB | 2024 | 33.4 | 3,207 | 45,173 | 3,793 | 14.1 | 42.1 | 7.8 | 19.3 | 27.7 | 44.3 | 63.5 | 2.39 | 45.7 | 3.35 | 78.3 | 0.73 | 0.47 |
| W7485RIB | 2024 | 36.2 | 3,283 | 53,221 | 4,552 | 16.2 | 44.8 | 7.6 | 17.6 | 25.4 | 41.8 | 62.2 | 2.65 | 50.1 | 3.46 | 80.2 | 0.75 | 0.48 |
| W7499RIB | 2024 | 33.9 | 3,296 | 47,804 | 4,195 | 14.5 | 42.8 | 7.2 | 18.1 | 26.5 | 46.7 | 64.1 | 2.64 | 48.4 | 2.99 | 80.5 | 0.77 | 0.49 |
| W7536RIB | 2024 | 35.9 | 3,261 | 49,202 | 4,178 | 15.1 | 42.0 | 7.5 | 18.0 | 25.6 | 42.0 | 64.0 | 2.29 | 48.8 | 3.45 | 79.6 | 0.75 | 0.48 |
| W7759RIB | 2024 | 36.7 | 3,300 | 52,801 | 4,596 | 16.0 | 43.7 | 7.2 | 17.9 | 25.6 | 43.1 | 63.6 | 2.74 | 49.4 | 3.16 | 80.6 | 0.76 | 0.49 |
| W7870 | 2024 | 35.5 | 3,333 | 51,923 | 4,588 | 15.6 | 43.8 | 7.6 | 16.9 | 24.4 | 43.7 | 62.7 | 2.74 | 49.6 | 2.73 | 81.4 | 0.78 | 0.50 |
| W7940 | 2024 | 35.3 | 3,335 | 50,995 | 4,568 | 15.3 | 43.6 | 7.0 | 17.4 | 25.8 | 47.4 | 64.7 | 2.55 | 50.5 | 2.81 | 81.4 | 0.78 | 0.50 |
| W8080 | 2024 | 33.1 | 3,337 | 51,498 | 4,502 | 15.4 | 46.6 | 6.7 | 17.1 | 24.2 | 42.5 | 64.3 | 2.35 | 53.9 | 2.70 | 81.5 | 0.77 | 0.50 |
| W8108RIB | 2024 | 32.9 | 3,308 | 49,895 | 4,327 | 15.1 | 45.9 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 25.3 | 44.9 | 63.4 | 2.78 | 49.7 | 2.67 | 80.8 | 0.76 | 0.49 |
| W8930 | 2024 | 36.5 | 3,333 | 53,971 | 4,674 | 16.2 | 44.3 | 7.5 | 16.8 | 23.4 | 40.3 | 64.0 | 2.52 | 50.7 | 2.95 | 81.4 | 0.77 | 0.49 |
| W9218RIB | 2024 | 37.6 | 3,172 | 50,843 | 4,170 | 16.0 | 42.6 | 7.2 | 19.7 | 28.3 | 41.5 | 63.8 | 2.26 | 47.3 | 3.88 | 77.5 | 0.72 | 0.45 |
Beef per acre — Projected quantity of beef produced per acre with each hybrid family.
$/lb Beef — Cost of producing a pound of beef with each hybrid family. Calculated using production cost of $600/acre.
$/ton Wet — Cost per ton of feed produced as fed. Calculated using production cost of $600/acre.
$/ton Dry Matter — Cost per ton of dry matter produced. Calculated using production cost of $600/acre.
ADF (Acid Detergent Fiber) — Contains lignin, cellulose and pectin. Used to predict energy content. Lower value is better.
NDF (Neutral Detergent Fiber) — Total fiber content, cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Lower value is better.
NDFd 30 (Neutral Detergent Fiber) — In-vitro digestibility of whole plant. Higher value is better.
IVSD (In-Vitro Starch Digestibility) — Laboratory rumen digestibility procedure run for 7 hours. Higher value is better.
NEL (Net Energy Lactation) — Silage is ground and kernel fractured for evaluation. Higher value is better.
NEM (Net Energy)
NOTE: Hybrids shown represent the entire genetic family package. Hybrids with the same base genetics will exhibit similar performance. Feed values may vary due to environmental conditions or specific crop management practices.
FORAGE TEST: Dairyland Lab. FORAGE SOURCE: Wyffels Research Micro-Strip Test Sites in Illinois and Iowa, 2024. Minimum of 12 replications per hybrid per year.
