by Ann Blount | Nov 22, 2019
Rye Dairymen in the southern Coastal Plain utilize cereal rye as a dairy silage crop. Beef cattlemen also depend on cereal rye for cold tolerant winter forage, and often use it in blends with other winter forages, particularly with ryegrass. The digestibility when...
by Nick Simmons | Nov 22, 2019
Here in the Southeastern United States we are fortunate to have adequate conditions to grow quality forages for livestock production. Adequate management can also allow for producers to grow a desired quantity of forages that can be used in various ways, such as...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 1, 2019
– On Tuesday, October 15 the category and overall winner of the 2019 Southeast Hay Contest were recognized at the Sunblelt Ag Expo, in Moultrie, Georgia. There were 380 forage samples entered in the 2019 Hay Contest from farmers in seven states . Georgia...
by Cheryl Mackowiak | Oct 25, 2019
Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS (Soil fertility/water quality) & Ann Blount, UF/IFAS (Forage breeding/genetics) Now is the time to purchase your cool-season cover crop seed! Cover crops are used to protect bare soil over the winter months and for grazing in planted...
by Chris Prevatt | Sep 20, 2019
Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Livestock Economist, Jose Dubeux, Joao Vendramini, and Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Specialists Producers throughout the Southeast feed hay and other stored feedstuffs during the fall, winter, and early spring due to limited forage...
