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.
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Kevin Putnam on Using NIR on Choppers (5:28 min MP3)
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