High Quality Forage Mixtures Extend Grazing Season

In an article recently published in Agronomy Journal, a two-year study evaluated nine combinations of annual forages seeded into pearl millet stubble that was either sprayed or allowed to regrow. The forages evaluated were comprised of cool-season grasses (triticale, winter wheat, and barley), brassicas (rape, turnip, radish, and a hybrid), and legumes (hairy vetch and Austrian winter pea) that were seeded as monocultures (grass only), five-species mixtures (grass plus brassicas), and seven-species mixtures (grass plus brassicas and legumes).