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Midwestern pastures are generally dominated by cool-season perennial forages that are productive in spring but have slow growth in mid- to late summer.
High-quality corn silage and alfalfa is often used for feeding dairy heifers. These can work well for young heifers up to about 8 to 12 months of age depending on forage quality.
BMR sorghum has been increasing in acres across the region north of the Mason-Dixon line. Most farmers, agronomists and seed sales professionals use harvest and feeding information from years of experience in Texas and across the South.
California dairy farmers are now in their fourth year of drought, and this has led to more forage sorghums being planted in the state. Forage sorghums can tolerate drought stress better than most other forage crops and respond well to limited- or deficit-irrigation strategies farmers can employ to save some water.
