Evaluating rotations of winter annual and summer annual forages for yield, nutritional value, and economic sustainability as forage resources for beef cattle in northern Iowa
Abstract
A winter annual/summer annual forage system can be used to break up the traditional corn/soybean rotation and produce 6-7 tons of forage feed on a dry matter basis. Because these are all grass forages, they tend to respond positively to additional nitrogen fertilizer with increased dry matter yields, crude protein and energy levels.
Keywords: annual forage
How to Cite:
Schwab, D. L., Michel, J., Reynolds, B. & Pecinovsky, K. T., (2022) “Evaluating rotations of winter annual and summer annual forages for yield, nutritional value, and economic sustainability as forage resources for beef cattle in northern Iowa”, Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 19(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/air.13905
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