Other Forages

Bale Or Chop Freeze-Damaged Wheat As Forage

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:38:00 +0000

But pencil the costs, first, Texas specialists suggest

Wheat fields significantly damaged by freezing could be baled for hay or chopped for silage for the stocker-cattle and beef-cow markets.

BMR Forage Sorghum Vs. Silage Corn

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:20:00 +0000

Performance Trumps Seed-Cost Difference

Brown midrib forage sorghum outperforms silage corn in moisture-deficit situations, and it’s less-expensive to grow. But the cost advantage for non-irrigated forage sorghum vs. corn isn’t as great as many people think, says Chris Teutsch, Virginia Tech forage specialist.

Short And Sturdy BMR Sorghum

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:03:00 +0000

Brachytic dwarf trait delivers yield, quality and standability

A shorter, leafier, brown midrib forage sorghum delivers the yield and quality of taller BMRs without the lodging risk, say farmers and forage agronomists who’ve tried it.

He Feeds Weeds When Hay Is Scarce

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:47:00 +0000

Last year, Irvin Yeager, Dighton, KS, chopped and ensiled a field of wild annual kochia that survived in his drought-prone region of the High Plains. When hay supplies got tight, he fed it to 2,000 head of beef cattle.

Extra Drying Safens Sweet Clover Hay

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:07:00 +0000

Sweet clover can boost production in pastures and hayfields, but be sure hay containing the invasive legume is thoroughly dry before baling or storing it, warns Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension forage specialist.

Warm Temps Bring Pest Problems

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:18:00 +0000

Unusually warm weather has attracted insects to hayfields a mite earlier than usual. These regions are reporting pests that growers may want to monitor.

Texas Grower Hopeful For 2012 Hay Crop

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:03:00 +0000

Bermudagrass hay got off to a fast start at Ross Kinney’s farm near Kilgore, TX. But a recent dry spell has him wondering what lies ahead for the remainder of the 2012 growing season.

Louisiana Summer Forages Field Day Set For May 31

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:38:00 +0000

Louisiana State University AgCenter scientists and specialists will present ways to improve pasture at a forage field day at the center’s Southeast Research Station in Franklinton on May 31.

Fall Oats Doublecrop Has Unique Qualities

Fri, 11 May 2012 03:25:00 +0000

It takes fast germination and decent harvest weather, but a fall oats doublecrop in central Wisconsin can yield well and give good digestibility, says Wayne Coblentz, USDA-ARS research agronomist and dairy scientist at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center. Coblentz and colleagues studied the viability of planting oats in late summer for use as a fall emergency forage.

Fill Forage Void With Summer-Planted Oats

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:05:00 +0000

This doublecrop is highly digestible for dairy and beef cattle

Pete Kappelman googled to find a small grain he could drill into last summer’s winter wheat stubble and use as silage at his Two Rivers, WI, dairy.