Commodity Crops

Corn is king, alfalfa is queen – but what are my alternatives?

tfk1@cornell.edu — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:58:08 -0400

Without question, you’ve heard “Corn is king and alfalfa is queen” spoken among agronomists, nutritionists and dairy farmers.

Soybeans in silage: Making it possible and palatable

djunders@wisc.edu — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:00:01 -0400

Soybeans can be harvested as a hay or silage crop. Soybean forage, similar to most legumes, tends to be high in protein and low in fiber (relative to grasses), making soybeans an excellent forage if harvested properly.

Don’t treat forage sorghum like corn forage

jadahlberg@ucanr.edu — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 03:35:24 -0500

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.