NIR on Choppers
By Cindy Zimmerman
Posted: May 27, 2009
Posted: May 27, 2009
Silage evaluation can be a timely process. Following harvest, a sample needs to be bagged and sent to a lab for evaluation. At Pioneer Hi-Bred, experts are using near-infrared technology (NIR) on research choppers which offers a much faster turnaround time for evaluating the nutritional value of silage hybrids. Kevin Putnam, Pioneer dairy specialist, discusses the benefits of Pioneer using NIR on their research choppers.
Kevin Putnam on Using NIR on Choppers (5:28 min MP3)
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