PDF-Drying Forage for Hay and Haylage

Dr Dan Undersander If we understand and use the biology and physics of forage drying properly not only does the hay dry faster and have less chance of being rained on but the total digestible nutrie. Cameron Ludemann . Forage Value Manager. DairyNZ. Forage Value Index. Identify forages that maximise farm profit. Region specific FVI. What you see. www.dairynzfvi.co.nz. What you see. www.dairynzfvi.co.nz. Elizabeth . Mitcham. University of California, Davis. Director, Horticulture CRSP. Director, Postharvest Technology Center. Seed Quality Is Essential for Agricultural . P. roductivity. Two key components of seed quality:. June 2012. National Assessment. Need for a National Forage Assessment. Provincial Studies last 4 years. AB, SK, MB, ON, PQ. George . Adnam. at AAFC agreed to proceed with a study in conjunction with CFGA. Hay . for Feeding Livestock . Shelby J. . Filley. Regional . Livestock &  Forage Specialist. Proper nutrition at a lower cost . Objectives. Understanding a Hay . Analysis Report. Matching Nutrient Supply & Demand. Emily Lindsay . MSc Candidate – Carleton University. Supervisors: Doug J. King & Andrew M. Davidson. Research Objectives. To explore potential methods and data sources useful for distinguishing between forage land cover types, and to use this knowledge to produce a cost-effective and accurate methodology for distinguishing land cover types within Canada’s rangeland and forage resources using remotely sensed imagery and geo-spatial data. . Hay Moisture Probe. Contacts. Accuracy of Various Hay Moisture Probes. – 4. th. cutting Bermudagrass. Determining Moisture. Methods:. 4. Hay Moisture Testers/Probes. 3. By feel (if calibrated).. 2. Microwave moisture test. Rate of Respiration Loss Depends on Internal Crop Moisture and Air Temperature. 80 70 60 50 40 30 20. Moisture level, %. 0.40. 0.35. 0.30. 0.25. 0.20. 0.15. Dennis Hancock. Extension Forage Specialist. UGA – Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences. 2015 . Georgia Grazing School. Yield Distribution of Tall Fescue Complemented with Bermudagrass in Athens, GA. Surplus. Animal Science Extension Agent Update. Eastern Kansas. Dale A. Blasi. 11/10/2015. Forage plants are the product of their environment. Soil. Weather. Animals. Disease. Growth vs. Quality. Spring. Fall. Mr. Joshua A. White. -Research Associate. Dr. Rocky . Lemus. - . Forage Extension Specialist. Dr. David Lang- Forage Research . Profressor. Acres Distribution . . Summer Annuals. Sorghum, corn silage, . TSM 262: . Spring . 2016. LECTURE 15: Hay and Forage Harvesting I. . Off-Road Equipment Engineering. Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. achansen@illinois.edu. Homework, Lab and Technical Sessions. when cattle graze on pure stands, but a forage grass sown into established kura clover stands can help reduce this problem. This legume will go dormant during periods of drought, resuming growth o Forage-related Animal Disorders. Adapted from the (US) National Forage & Grassland Curriculum. http://forages.oregonstate.edu/nfgc. Primary Source: . Forages: An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture Ch. 18. The digestive tract is designed for many small meals of forage high in fiber. The fiber is fermented in the hind gut providing energy for the horse in a safe, consistent, steady manner.. Horses evolved to graze as much as 16-17 hours a day, walking 10-12 miles (or more) a day.