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Summer Planted Forage
THIS IS THE FORAGE EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT!!
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This field was hit by frost but since we ensile it in wrapped round bales it will make excellent feed.
The following 2 photos are from a customer in WV
Dr. Ross Young ( a veterinarian in West Virginia)
You can click on the link below to go his website or view a presentation given by him.
Grazing PRO-TON in West Virginia Cutting PRO-TON in West Virginia
PRO-TON is a mix of brown mid-rib sorghum sudangrass, forage soybeans and forage peas.
PRO-TON Summer Forage Mix is an excellent yielding summer forage. It is an annual crop. Our quality dry stalk variety decreases drying time. Research at Texas A & M shows yield comparable to corn silage on 45% less irrigated water. Input costs are lower, as solid seeding eliminates need for weed control.
Replaces corn for silage.
Seeding rate: 100# - 125# per acre. Plant no-till or conventional. If planting no-till a burn down should be used to ensure good emergence.
Seed depth: 1/2" - 1" Drill on soybean setting. PRO-TON can be seeded with a broadcaster as long as you cultipack it to ensure good soil to seed contact. However, broadcasting of the different size seeds makes it difficult to ensure a uniform stand.
PRO-TON Summer Forage works well when planted no-till after harvesting Trical® Triticale Forage in Spring, or double crop after wheat.
Fertilizer Requirements: 60# - 80# per acre available N.P.K.
Field peas and soybeans will supplement nitrogen requirements.
Weed Control: PRO-TON Summer Forage Mix rapid growth, eliminates need for weed control.
Harvest:PRO-TON Summer Forage Mix is ready to cut 40-55 days after planting, regrowth is ready to cut 30-35 days. When you notice the peas and soybeans starting to flower is a good sign to cut it.
PRO-TON Summer Forage Mix can be harvested as forage and silage bales. PRO-TON planted in late may can provide a good 2nd cutting as well and has the potential of producing 15-20 tons at 50% dry matter.
PRO-TON planted after wheat in mid-July normally yields around 11-13 tons per acre at 50% dry matter.
| IVTD | 82%+ |
|
PROTEIN |
15% - 20% |
|
T.D.N. |
50% - 60 |
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A.D.F. |
35% - 40% |
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N.D.F. |
50% - 55% |
We seen this article in the hay and forage magazine and thought you may want to read it.
SORGHUM SOYBEAN MIX BEATS CORN SILAGE
http://www.hayandforage.com/mag/farming_sorghumsoybean_mix_beats/index.html
RUPP SEEDS
WAUSEON, OH
CALL STEVE @1-877-591-7333
or email us at
seeds@agnation.com