Forage Planting
Advice from an agronomist: Increasing forage biodiversity on your ranch
Improving plant biodiversity on your ranch will often increase forage supply, forage quality and soil health, along with carbon capture potential.
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Maximize seeding yield: Plant early
Inspect new alfalfa stands about a week after freezing temperatures. If populations are inadequate for long-term productive stands, no-till alfalfa seed to thicken the stand.
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3 seeding tips for perennial pastures
A quality stand of perennial pasture can be a great long-term solution for your soil health and bottom dollar.
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Overseeding to thicken thinned alfalfa stands
The best option with today’s high fertilizer prices and corn value is to turn the stand over to take the legume and rotational credits for corn production and replant alfalfa into new fields.
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Best of both worlds: Interseeding alfalfa into corn
The reason for this somewhat “out of the box” idea is to attempt to establish alfalfa a full year earlier than a conventional crop rotation would allow.
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Road map to develop forage-based systems
The feasibility of concentrate feeding or forage-based diets is highly dependent on the economics of both systems.
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Frost seeding: The low-input option for pasture improvement in 2023
Frost-seeded pastures need to be grazed on a timely basis during the spring and early summer to allow light penetration into the forage canopy.
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Growing alfalfa seed in Western states
With a dwindling alfalfa seed market, growing for seed may be a profitable option for your operation.
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