Changing from a conventional livestock production system, based on fertilized grass swards, to an organic management system requires the establishment of legume-based swards to replace the purchased ...

Birdsfoot trefoil is the best long-lived legume for growing in a mixture with Kentucky bluegrass as permanent pasture in the northern half of Indiana. It competes remarkably well with bluegrass under ...

Fodder crops are crops grown as animals feed. Growing fodder crops for your cattle reduces expenses for purchasing concentrate feeds and provides your animals with adequate nutrients. They are ...

Livestock farmers are turning to a new mix of fodder seed varieties they believe could help double milk production, even in the middle of drought.

We review waterlogging and submergence tolerances of forage (pasture) legumes. Growth reductions from waterlogging in perennial species ranged from >50% for Medicago sativa and Trifolium pratense to ...

Farmers Already Have Better Options than GE Fodder. "Farmers and Producer Boards should look to existing forage plant, livestock, and agricultural systems already proven to be able to reduce methane ...

Rearing of animals in rural areas is mostly done on a subsistence level where the emphasis is to produce for own household consumption with very little left for sale to generate income. However, in ...