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Grass Forage Variety Trials
- Illinois Forage Variety Trials
- New York State Variety Trials
- Michigan State Grass Variety Trials
- Minnesota Variety Trial Results
- Ohio State Forage Trials
- Ontario Forage Crop Variety Performance Trials
- Penn State Forage Species/Variety Trials
- Wisconsin Cool-Season Grass Yields
- Relative Cultivar Yields for Alfalfa and Grass (Saskatchewan Canada)
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1. Introduction
- Glossary of Forage Terminology (Purdue Univ.)
- Forage Crop Identification (Ohio State)
- Forage Identification (Purdue Univ.)
- Identifying Pasture Grasses (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Weeds of the North Central States (Univ. of Illinois)
2. Species Selection
- Characteristics of Forage Species Grown in Vermont (Univ. of Vermont)
- Characteristics of Forage Legumes Grown in the Northeast (Univ. of Vermont)
- Reed Canarygrass in Wisconsin (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Forage Fescues in the Northern USA (USDA)
- Perennial Ryegrass Potential in Michigan (Michigan State)
- Ryegrass Types for Pasture and Hay (Univ. of Wisconsin)
3. Cultivar Selection
4. Seeding and Establishment
- No-till Establishment of Forages (Michigan State)
- Spring No-till Forage Seedings into Grain Crop Residues (Ohio State)
- Frost Seeding of Forages (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Frost Seeding – A Cheaper Alternative (Ontario Canada)
- Forage Selection and Seeding Guide for Indiana
- Establishing Forage Seedings (Univ. of New Hampshire)
- Plant Growth and Forage Management (West Virginia Univ.)
- Seeding into an Existing Alfalfa Stand (Univ. of Wisconsin)
5. Fertilization of Established Stands
- Nutrient Management Curriculum (Cornell Univ.)
- Soil Sampling for Field Crops (Cornell Univ.)
- Lime Guidelines for Field Crops in New York (Cornell Univ.)
- Nitrogen Guidelines for Field Crops in New York (Cornell Univ.)
- Phosphorus Guidelines for Field Crops in New York (Cornell Univ.)
- Potassium Guidelines for Field Crops in New York (Cornell Univ.)
- Phosphorus and Potassium for Alfalfa-Grass (Univ. of Vermont)
- FAQ’s About Liming in Wisconsin (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Sulfur Fertility of Forage Crops in Michigan (Michigan State)
- Will Alfalfa Respond to Sulfur in Wisconsin? (Univ. of Wisconsin)
6. Manure Application
- Manure Value Calculator (Univ. of Vermont)
- Manure and Groundwater Protection Guidelines (Cornell Univ.)
- Manure Use for Alfalfa-Grass Establishment, Factsheet #42 (Cornell Univ.)
- Manure Use for Alfalfa-Grass Production (Cornell Univ.)
- Supplemental Manure Spreading Guidelines to Reduce Water Contamination Risk (Cornell Univ.)
- Nitrogen Credits from Manure (Cornell Univ.)
- Manure Spreading Calibrations (Cornell Univ.)
- Manure Cost, Value and Time Management Calculator, Factsheet #53 (Cornell Univ.)
- Optimizing Manure and Nitrogen for Grasses (Univ. of Vermont)
- Land Application of Animal Manure (Ohio State)
- Trends in Feed and Manure Phosphorus (Univ. of Wisconsin)
7. Forage Quality
- Forage Quality Testing (Penn State)
- Sampling Forages for Testing (Penn State)
- Getting a Handle of Fiber and Lignin (Cornell Univ.)
- Forage Quality in Perspective (Penn State)
- Meeting your Forage Lignin Needs (Univ. of Illinois)
- Using Forage Tests to Improve Forage Management (West Virginia Univ.)
- Relative Forage Quality (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- A Quick Guide to Understanding Forage Test Results (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Heat Damaged Forages: Effects of Forage Quality (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Heat Damaged Forages: Effects on Forage Energy Content (Univ. of Wisconsin)
8. Antiquality Components of Grasses
- Poisonous Plants (Cornell Univ.)
- Guide to Toxic Plants in Forages (Purdue Univ.)
- Poisonous Plants (Univ. or Vermont)
- Poisoning of Livestock by Plants (Ontario Canada)
- Forage Nitrate Testing (Purdue Univ.)
- Nitrate Poisoning (Univ. of Delaware)
- Nitrates in Dairy Rations (Ohio State)
- Nitrate Poisoning in Cattle (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Nitrate Toxicity in Stressed Forage Crops (Michigan State)
- Feeding Nitrate-Containing Forages (Rutgers Univ.)
- Frost-Damaged Forages (Purdue Univ.)
- Prussic Acid Poisoning (Michigan State)
- Prussic Acid in Forages (Univ. of Illinois)
- Grass Tetany (West Virginia Univ.)
- Molds and Mycotoxins in Feeds (Penn State)
9. Harvest Management
- 2011 Machinery Custom Rates (USDA)
- Timing Spring Alfalfa Harvest (Michigan State)
- Determining the Value of Rained-On Hay (Univ. of Minnesota)
- Red Clover Harvest Management (Univ. of Wisconsin)
10. Grass for Nonlactating Dairy Cows
11. Annual Grasses for Emergency or Supplemental Uses
- Summer Annual Forage Grasses (Michigan State)
- Small Grains for Spring and Fall Forage (Univ. of Maryland)
- Cereal Forages for Spring Planting (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Winter Triticale Forage, Factsheet #56 (Cornell Univ.)
- Emergency and Supplemental Crops for Forage (Ohio State)
- Teff as an Emergency Forage, Factsheet #24 (Cornell Univ.)
- Nitrogen Management of Teff, Factsheet #46 (Cornell Univ.)
- Annual Ryegrass for Stored Feed or Pasture (Ontario Canada)
- Pea and Small Grain Mixtures (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Planting Corn for Silage after a First-Cut Alfalfa Harvest (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Spring Cereals and Cereal-Pea Mixtures (Ontario Canada)
- Brown Midrib Sorghum Sudangrass, Factsheet #14 (Cornell Univ.)
- Brown Midrib Sorghum Sudangrass Nitrogen management, Factsheet #26 (Cornell Univ.)
- Sorghums (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Forage Sorghum-Sudan Grass (Ontario Canada)
- Forage Pearl Millet (Ontario Canada)
12. Grass Storage
- Round Bale Silage (Ohio State)
- Baleage – Tips for Success (Univ. of Maryland)
- Harvesting and Storing Large Bale Haylage (Ontario Canada)
- Packing Bunker and Pile Silos to Minimize Porosity (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Big Bale Storage Losses: How Different Options Stack Up (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Feedout Losses from Forage Storage Systems (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Managing Forage in Silo Bags (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Making Quality Silage Bales (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Maintaining Quality in Large Bale Silage (Ontario Canada)
- Crops for Silage Production (Saskatchewan Canada)
- Bale Moisture Effects on Quality of Alfalfa-Orchardgrass Hay (Ohio State)
13. Feeding Dairy Cows
- Incorporating Grass into Silages for Dairy Cows (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Feeding Grass or Alfalfa-Grass to Dairy Cows (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Grass Makes Milk Too (Feeding Trial) (Univ. of Minnesota)
- Grass vs. Legume Forages for Dairy Cattle (Univ. of Minnesota)
- Comparison of Several Annual Forages in Dairy Cattle Diets (Ohio State)
- Effects of Corn Silage and NDF on Lactating Dairy Cow Performance (Ohio State)
- Performance of Lactating Dairy Cows Fed Alfalfa Silage or Perennial Ryegrass Silage (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Using NDF Digestibility in Ration Formulation (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- NRC Recommendations for Dairy Cows (Cornell Univ.)
14. Feeding Grass to Nonlactating Dairy Cows
- Managing the Dairy Cow During the Dry Period (McGill Univ.)
- Feeding and Managing the Transition Dairy Cow (North Dakota Sate Univ.)
- Fall Forage Rye for Dairy heifers and Dry Cows (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Dry Cow Feeding and Management (Oklahoma State Univ.)
15. Economics of Feeding Grass
- Cost of Production Worksheet (Michigan State)
- High Quality Forages Reduce Feeding Costs (Univ. of Minnesota)
- Dry Round Bale Storage Costs (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Purchasing Nutrients for Forage Crops (Ohio State)
- How to Price Standing Forage (Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Cost Comparison of Annual Forages (Ontario Canada)