PPT-Double crop rotations with winter cereals and corn silage or forage sorghum

Double crop rotations with winter cereals and corn silage or forage sorghum Sarah Lyons and Quirine Ketterings TF Kilcer S Ort S Fessenden S Swink G Godwin J Hanshar KJ Czymmek JH Cherney D Cherney and participating farmers. Baldwin armers in ancient cultures as diverse as those of China Greece and Rome shared a common understanding about crop rotations They learned from experience that growing the same crop year after year on the same piece of land resulted in low yiel Enhanced Soil Health and Ecosystem Service Opportunities. Douglas L. Karlen. USDA-ARS. Presented at the 5. th. Annual Canadian Forage and Grassland Conference – . Bromont. , Québec. November 19, 2014. Amber Moore, Steve Hines, Brad Brown, Mario . de Haro . Marti, Christi Falen, Mireille Chahine, Tianna Fife, Rick Norell, . and . Jim Ippolito. Introduction. 545,000 dairy cows in Idaho. Produce an estimated 12,000 tons of phosphorus every year. L. E. Chase and T. R. Overton. Dept. of Animal Science. Cornell University. What is Silage?. “The feedstuff resulting from the . anaerobic. preservation of moist forage or other feeds by the formation and/or addition of acids”. Jean Brisson. . agr. .. R&D Valacta. Outline. Introduction. Interesting. to . grow. corn?. Corn . feeds. Corn . silage. Earlage. /. Snaplage. Corn grain. Conclusions. Introduction. Corn . market. Vernon G. James Center. North Carolina State University. Is Sorghum a Fit for. North Carolina. Increasing Market . Opportunities . and Potential. Growing Grain Sorghum in North Carolina. Advantages and Drawbacks . By . Gerald Proverbs. Origin. Sorghum is a plant native to Africa. . 5. th. most important cereal crop in food production.. D. ietary staple of more than 500 million people living in 30 countries around the world.. Tim Lust, CEO. National Sorghum Producers. 2. Sorghum is a known crop many farmers have grown at some point. There is ample information available on growing sorghum. Sorghum is an annual, so it will not tie up land. 2014 ISDA Annual Meeting . January 3. rd. – Waverly, Iowa. . “Profit Potential”. Time To Vote for 2014. Milk prices. < $20/. cwt. or > $20/. cwt. Corn prices. . forage surplus. Dennis Hancock. Extension Forage Specialist. UGA – Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences. 2011 . Georgia Grazing School. Reasons for surplus forage:. Rapid Forage Growth. Low Stocking Density. Dennis Hancock. Extension Forage Specialist. UGA – Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences. 2015 . Georgia Grazing School. Yield Distribution of Tall Fescue Complemented with Bermudagrass in Athens, GA. Surplus. . Potatoes .  Brassica  Roots  Greens Winter Squash . Mid Rotation: Tomatoes  Onions  Brassica  Greens  Roots/. Cukes.  Tomatoes  Onions. South Rotation: Present Garlic  . Roy Black and Jim Hilker. Ag, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University. and. Dennis Stein. Farm Management Educator, MSUE. Frame the Question. Givens. Have:. Corn ready to harvest as silage or later as grain. US Updates. 21 May 2015. Richard Massey; Dr. . Teki. Sankey. Agro-ecological zones in the US. Location of AEZ 6. AEZ 6. Richard Massey. Update: 10/22/2014. Croplands of USA (Source: USDA CDL); FAO AEZ 6.