Silage Smart

Just as corn selected for grain production have different characteristics, silage corns are developed for specific purposes and farming operations as well. That’s where SilageSmart™ comes in.

REA has developed corn silages specifically for your operation. Producers can now choose from the following types of corns depending upon their intended use, farming practices, location and budget.

Highly Digestible Silage Corn (HDS)

HDS hybrids have high forage content of digestible forage, higher sugar content and softer, more digestible kernels. The plants mature more slowly – giving a longer period for silage harvest in the desired plant moisture range. Compared to traditional dual purpose corns, HDS have shown significantly higher NDF digestibility tested from 24-36 hours. High yields of HDS (with traits) will allow cattle producers to increase the amount of corn silage in the ration to combat the high cost of feed corn without the loss of production.

Dual Purpose Corn

REA is introducing a line of new corn numbers that offer the grower a choice of either high grain yield corn or high tonnage silage. These corn products are ideal for the cattle producer allowing for the opportunity to adjust corn acre usage to current market conditions.

HDS Characteristics:

Extremely tall plant with more leaves above the ear.
Softer kernel texture – little or no kernel bypass.
Slower drying for longer harvest window.
High tonnage produces more milk per acre.
Available in new genetics and seed traits.

Dual Purpose Corn Characteristics:

Look for the identifying SilageSmart logo.
Flexibility to harvest either grain or cut forhigh tonnage silage.
Available in the newest of genetics and traits.
Some corn numbers selected for thosemarginal acres and economically priced.

2T956 Brand Also Available: 2R954 Brand RM: 82-84 Key Strengths Stalks, roots and test weight See Tech Specs	2R954 Brand Also Available: 2T956 Brand RM: 82-84 Key Strengths Stalks, roots and test weight See Tech Specs	2T587 Brand Also Available: 2R584 Brand RM: 85-87 Key Strengths Very good stalks, roots and test weight Very good disease resistance package Tall dual-purpose corn See Tech Specs	2R584 Brand Also Available: 2T587 Brand RM: 85-87 Key Strengths Very good stalks, roots and test weight Very good disease resistance package Tall dual-purpose corn See Tech Specs
2R101 Brand RM: 85-87 Key Strengths Very good emergence and seedling growth Very good test weight Very good stalks and roots Plant stature should allow for use as silage See Tech Specs	2T797 Brand Also Available: 2R798 Brand RM: 86-88 Key Strengths Yield level potential Stalks, roots, staygreen and intactness See Tech Specs	2R798 Brand Also Available: 2T797 Brand RM: 86-88 Key Strengths Yield level potential Stalks, roots, staygreen and intactness See Tech Specs	3R109 Brand Also Available: 3T110 Brand RM: 91-93 Key Strengths Yield potential Plant stature/appearance Stress tolerance See Tech Specs
3T110 Brand Also Available: 3R109 Brand RM: 91-93 Key Strengths Yield potential Plant stature/appearance Stress tolerance See Tech Specs	4T297 Brand Also Available: 4R296 Brand RM: 94-96 Key Strengths High yield potential Very good stalks and roots See Tech Specs	4R296 Brand Also Available: 4T297 Brand RM: 94-96 Key Strengths High yield potential Very good stalks and roots See Tech Specs	3976 RR2 Brand RM: 95-97 Key Strengths Good seedling vigor Tall plant Great stalks for your silage acres See Tech Specs
5S207-HDS Brand RM: 102-104 Key Strengths Soft grain texture with high starch digestibility See Tech Specs	6R173-HDS Brand RM: 106-108 Key Strengths High grain yield Large plant profile will lead to high starch values and high silage yield See Tech Specs

REA Corn Technology Identification Codes
Letter	Trait
B	YieldGard® Corn Borer (YGCB)
W	YieldGard Rootworm (YGRW)
R	Roundup Ready® Corn 2 (RR2)
N	YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2 (YGCB/RR2)
J	YieldGard Rootworm with Roundup Ready Corn 2 (YGRW/RR2)
K	YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2
T	YieldGard VT Triple™ (YGVT3/RR2)
S	YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2
X	Waxy
M	Waxy/YieldGard Corn Borer

Silage Smart

Highly Digestible Silage Corn (HDS)

Dual Purpose Corn

HDS Characteristics:

Dual Purpose Corn Characteristics:

2T956 Brand

Also Available: 2R954 Brand

Key Strengths

2R954 Brand

Also Available: 2T956 Brand

Key Strengths

2T587 Brand

Also Available: 2R584 Brand

Key Strengths

2R584 Brand

Also Available: 2T587 Brand

Key Strengths

2R101 Brand

Key Strengths

2T797 Brand

Also Available: 2R798 Brand

Key Strengths

2R798 Brand

Also Available: 2T797 Brand

Key Strengths

3R109 Brand

Also Available: 3T110 Brand

Key Strengths

3T110 Brand

Also Available: 3R109 Brand

Key Strengths

4T297 Brand

Also Available: 4R296 Brand

Key Strengths

4R296 Brand

Also Available: 4T297 Brand

Key Strengths

3976 RR2 Brand

Key Strengths

5S207-HDS Brand

Key Strengths

6R173-HDS Brand

Key Strengths