> What North American Farmers don't get is that corn silage is extremely
> expensive to grow and to feed.
*** What you are saying might not be true for all north American farmers. It
may apply mostly to those of you who have elected to dairy farm in parts of
the country less suited to dairy farming.
I get twice as much for my milk as a Kiwi and
> I can not justify it.
*** This adds to my point. You only get twice as much for you milk as a
Kiwi. That tells me you must have much lower milk prices than we have in the
dairy areas.
I agree it is great feed with pasture but is not
> economical if you want to keep more money in the back pocket. I can have
> grain dust from the export terminals delivered far cheaper than corn
silage
> can be grown for.
*** But it can't do for grazing cows what CS can.
Russ Thompson
Richland Center
WI
