By Al Foster, PAg, Range Management Specialist, Tisdale Fall is a good time to check the establishment of new forages that have been planted with a companion crop. Once companion crops have been harvested or cut for green feed, it is much easier to assess how the underseeded forage crops have developed. Plant counts are… Continue reading How Did Your Forage Establish?
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Annual Crops for Grazing, Silage and Greenfeed
Integrating annual forage crops provides additional feed security and flexibility for livestock feeding operations. Whenever you introduce livestock to new feed, care must be taken to minimize the risks of nutritional deficiencies or other health issues. Testing feed and consulting with a livestock or animal nutrition specialist is recommended. Annual forages can be divided into… Continue reading Annual Crops for Grazing, Silage and Greenfeed
Annual Crops for Greenfeed
Source: Lorne Klein, PAg, Range Management Extension Specialist, Saskatchewan.ca, May, 2018 Due to dry conditions producers are anticipating reduced pasture and hay yields this summer. Many are now considering seeding annuals for forage. With the recently introduced “cocktail cover crops” there is a long list of annual crop species that can be seeded to provide… Continue reading Annual Crops for Greenfeed