April 7, 2025
Dr. Liliane Silva is an Assistant Professor and the Forage-Livestock Systems Specialist at Clemson University. Silva started working with forage and pasture science research in 2010 and has gained experience and knowledge through her work and involvement with diverse groups, activities, and efforts at the regional, national, and international levels. She was hired in Clemson […]
April 4, 2025
Warm-season annual forages are fast-growing, high-quality forages that can supplement production and quality to support animal performance. In the Southeast, they are planted from April through June and can be used under baleage or greenchop production, or grazing management. Most livestock operations in the region are based on perennial grasses, such as tall fescue (Festuca […]
April 1, 2025
In the Southeastern US, livestock producers rely on forages as the basis of their operations. During the summer, many commonly used perennial forages (including bermudagrass and bahiagrass) will produce high quality forage in the mid-summer months but will have slow growth in the spring and early summer. Others, like tall fescue, will go dormant in […]
