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Extending Grazing And Reducing Stored Feed Needs, Don Ball, Edward N. Ballard, Mark Kennedy, Garry D. Lacefield, Dan Undersander
Extending Grazing And Reducing Stored Feed Needs, Don Ball, Edward N. Ballard, Mark Kennedy, Garry D. Lacefield, Dan Undersander
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
Why extend the grazing season? For most livestock producers, extending the grazing season for their animals, or otherwise filling gaps in pasture forage availability to reduce stored feed needs, should be a high priority objective.
Teff: What Is It? Where Does It Fit In Kentucky, Bret Winsett
Teff: What Is It? Where Does It Fit In Kentucky, Bret Winsett
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
Teff (Eragrostis tef (zucc)) is an annual, warm season grass native to Ethiopia. Throughout its history, teff has been used more as a gluten-free grain for flour than as forage. However, in recent years, forage agronomists and producers have become increasingly interested in its potential contribution as a hay crop. Teff is characterized by a fairly large crown, many tillers, fine stems, a very shallow root system, rapid growth and high tonnage capability. During the vegetative stage, teff plants look somewhat similar to tall fescue in size and color. Teff tends to germinate quickly with good moisture, regrow quickly after …
Weed Control Options For Pastures, Jon Doran
Weed Control Options For Pastures, Jon Doran
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
What is a weed? A pasture or hayfield “weed” is any plant that you deem as being out of place and/or a plant that is decreasing your desired forage production. Weeds may be classified in several ways including broadleaf weeds, woody plants, and undesirable grasses. Besides decreasing forage, weeds can also interfere with forage utilization, grazing distribution, etc. There are several methods available to control weeds and increase production of and access to desirable forages. The three main methods are cultural, mechanical, and chemical. The cultural method is quite simple-a thriving grass stand is an excellent form of weed control …
Selecting Clover Varieties Wisely, S. Ray Smith
Selecting Clover Varieties Wisely, S. Ray Smith
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
Although there are not a lot of new red clover varieties, several companies and Universities have active red clover breeding programs. In some ways, red clover is the easiest species to make variety recommendations for. Simply put, “only plant certified seed of improved varieties, never plant common seed.” University of Kentucky research has shown that the difference between improved varieties and common seed can be 6000 to 10,000 lb/acre in higher yield and 1 to 1 ½ years longer stand life. Sometimes you may “luck up” and find that the bag of cheap common seed you purchased was actually an …
How I Use Forages, Barry Drury
How I Use Forages, Barry Drury
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
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Foreword [2009], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Foreword [2009], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention
No abstract provided.