Cover Crops – For More than Winter
What can cover crops do for you? Cover crops are most commonly thought of as a way to protect and rejuvenate soils during winter, providing a buffer against the elements during long harsh months. A cover crop during the summer is equally important – but soil coverage is often less a consideration than nutrient cycling,…
Forage Sorghum at Boot Stage Harvest
King’s AgriSeeds Research Team One concept that is fairly new to the market is the harvest of summer annual forage sorghum at the boot stage. Boot stage harvest is managed as a one-cut system, but as AF 7101 Forage Sorghum just after boot stage. Heads emerging. mow and wilt rather than direct chop silage. As…
Choosing Your Fall Cover Crop Scenario
Quick Cover Sorghum Sudan winter-killed (left) and over-wintering Three-Way Clover (right) There may be more over-winter cover crop options than you may think. Winter is one of the most flexible seasons for cover crop use; you just have to consider what’s most appropriate: an over-wintering cover crop or a winter-killed mulch, as well as the…
Options for Barley in Rotation
Valor Barley mixed with crimson clover (barley at boot stage) If one of these strategies has merit for fields you are working with; now is the time to review barley variety options and make plans for barley planting in September or October. Winter Barley can be grown as quality forage (barley haylage, barleyage) in the…
Penn State Short Lived Trials
The trial below shows TriCal 815 at a clear advantage nutritionally. It continues to be the superior forage variety in Kings research as well, topping the nutritional charts in our trials for multiple years in a row. Speak to an expert at King’s AgriSeeds now at 1-717-687-6224 or email us at [email protected].
Soft Dough Small Grain Forage Harvest
By David Hunsberger While in many cases we recommend harvesting small grains at flag leaf stage, in some situations soft dough harvest may be best. Soft dough is a very different stage of maturity from the Feekes scale stage 9 (flag leaf) preferred for high producing dairy cows. The Feekes scale stops at 11 which…
Perennial Forage Features
“I have used Kora Tall Fescue for a few years now. Great yields, good quality and hardy. In an alfalfa mix most years we cut 4 times. I leave 3-4” when I cut and it keeps coming back. I especially enjoy the literature that allows me to customize plantings to what works best on our…
Farm Feature: Greyrock Farms and Dairy
Farm:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Greyrock Farms & Dairy Owner: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â James Anderson Location:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Moore, South Carolina Crop: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AS 6402 Sorghum Sudan Through our dealer in Asheville, NC (AgCare Products) we have been working with James Anderson for the past few years providing sorghums and other products to help increase the drought tolerance of his…
Application of Starch Degradability on the Farm
By Dr. Charles J. Sniffen, Phd, Fencrest, LLC (Holderness, NH) Starch degradability is a rapidly evolving story with interest stemming from work done by Dr. Allen at Michigan State in high producing cows. Additionally, work at Wisconsin on vitreousness and on prolamin proteins in corn has highlighted the differences among corn silage hybrids and different…
Finance Programs for 2015
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