Growing Wheat for Forage
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Growing Wheat for Forage
Growing Wheat for Forage
Authored by: Jimmy Henning Tim Phillips Ray Smith Chris Teutsch
Abstract
Wheat is a multipurpose crop that can be used for cover crops, stored forage or grazing. As much as 25% of Kentucky's wheat acreage is not harvested as grain but used for cover crop or forage production. Wheat has excellent winter hardiness and can be sown later in the fall than barley. Wheat is a good choice for planting following corn or soybean harvest to capture residual nitrogen, build soil organic matter and prevent erosion. Wheat provides high quality, early spring growth, but has limited fall growth compared to grazing types of cereal rye.
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English
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