December 23, 2024
Cover crops are annual plants that can be used to improve soil quality and health during the non-harvesting season of cash crops. Cover crops promote soil coverage, suppress weeds, recycle soil nutrients, and reduce erosion, pests and diseases, while increasing soil organic matter. They also reduce nutrient runoff and leaching. Cover crops encompass grasses, legumes […]
December 23, 2024
There are multiple factors affecting a horses’ diet nutritional requirements, including type of work and physiological state of the animal. Meeting the nutritional requirements using forage-based diets can be difficult, therefore, it is important to properly balance their diets and include high-quality forages, when possible. In the absence of available pastures for grazing, horse owners […]
September 10, 2024
Forage Drops Newsletter – August 2024 Link: https://mailchi.mp/b5509736fa9a/forage-drops-newsletter-may23-14186625 Thanks to our colleagues at @Georgia Forages UGA Extension for the great resource to consult insecticide options for controlling fall armyworm.
September 2, 2024
By Liliane Silva*, Jacob Adkison, Brian Beer, Carlos Garcia, Leandro Vieira-Filho, Katie Seavey * Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Contact: lseveri@clemson.edu, (352) 871-5830 Due to the lack of a dedicated forage variety trial in South Carolina, Dr. Silva and this group have established and sampled forage demonstration plots at the Edisto Research and Education Center […]
September 2, 2024
In South Carolina, annual agricultural production losses due to wildlife damage (e.g., deer) are large in several crops, including cash crops, hayfields and grazing areas. Recent estimates for cash crops (e.g., soybean, cotton) show that millions of dollars are lost annually due to damage to the plants from their germination until harvest. Dr. Cory Heaton […]
August 20, 2024
Check out the new blog post about soil fertility in forage systems! #foragedrops Link: https://blogs.clemson.edu/livestock/soil-fertility-in-forage-systems/
August 12, 2024
Check out the new blog post about silvopasture systems! #foragedrops Link: https://blogs.clemson.edu/livestock/silvopasture-systems-an-overview-of-components-and-establishment-of-woodland-systems/
August 1, 2024
Stockpiling is a management practice that defers forage availability for use later. This practice helps to decrease costs associated with feeding hay in livestock operations. In the southeast U.S., perennial grasses such as bahiagrass and bermudagrass are used to close the forage gap in early fall and extend the grazing season. Stockpiled bermudagrass has moderate […]
July 9, 2024
Warm-season annual forages are fast-growing, high-quality species that can supplement production and quality to support animal performance. In the Southeast, they are typically planted from April through June and can be managed for baleage production, greenchop, or grazing. Since most livestock operations in the region are based on perennial grasses, such as tall fescue and […]
July 5, 2024
Link: https://mailchi.mp/450bbde8b27d/forage-drops-newsletter-may23-14184455
