With the turn of the new year, most dairy and beef producers are feeding last fall’s harvest of high-moisture corn, corn silage and other cereal grains. But let’s think back to when these high-starch forages and grains were planted and harvested to understand if you really captured every bushel of corn in your corn silage or high-moisture corn.

Grain and forage rumen starch digestibility has historically been a hot topic; however, more recently, interest and emphasis have escalated in the dairy and beef industries. This comes as no surprise as grain prices have increased as high as $8 per bushel in recent years and prices have violently fluctuated. The desire to maximize performance per bushel is on the rise, and the rumen is the focus.