Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

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

Authors: Denise Schwab (Iowa State University) , Josh Michel (Iowa State University) , Beth Reynolds (Iowa State University) , Ken Pecinovsky (Iowa State University)

Abstract

Interest in grazing cover crops or winter annuals has increased in recent years. Iowa research on grazing winter annuals has been concentrated in southern Iowa, but because of differences in growing conditions, data on growth potential from the northern half of the state is needed. Similar interest has been developing on utilizing summer annuals to fill in the traditional summer slump of Iowa pastures. This project is designed to replicate the current winter annual/summer annual project underway at McNay, Armstrong and Neely-Kinyon research farms, in order to measure and demonstrate the applicability in northern Iowa at the Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm at Nashua

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How to Cite: Schwab, D. , Michel, J. , Reynolds, B. & Pecinovsky, K. (2023) “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 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports. 2022(5).