2020年10月23日 · It is not recommended to feed high amounts of rye or triticale silage to dry cows due to their potential for high potassium contents. There would be a risk of developing milk fever due to an electrolyte imbalance.

2017年5月30日 · In the upper Midwest, cereal rye is a popular cover crop that can provide forage for beef cattle. But, an important key for successfully feeding cereal rye forage is to match the nutritional content of the forage with the nutritional requirements of the animal.

2011年9月15日 · Rye silage is higher in fiber and lower in starch than corn silage, and may not fit into a lactating cow diet. But rye silage can fit nicely into a heifer or dry cow diet, and “stretch” the corn silage supply for the lactating herd.

2017年2月15日 · Jim Larson, of Sioux Rapids plants a rye cover crop ahead of soybeans, then makes ryelage to feed to his beef cattle. Whenever Jim has harvesting questions, he contacts Pat Jones, a dairy farmer in Spencer, Iowa, who plants rye ahead of corn and has been making ryelage for 15 years.

Rye forage can be used to make silage, haylage and wrapped baleage. It is recommended to harvest rye no later than at early boot stage (before heading) in order to maintain good palatability, intake and nutritive value. At this stage, yields are about 5 t DM/ha.

2019年9月26日 · Annuals such as rye, triticale, oats and wheat can be harvested as silage, offering the opportunity to produce high quality forage. To harvest, store and feed high quality small grain silage, it is important to pay attention to details.

2013年3月13日 · Rye does a nice job of reducing soil nitrate levels following fall-applied manure. Based on a fall manure application rate of 40 tons per acre, nitrate levels measured in the spring have been around 190 pounds per acre without rye and almost half that level or 100 pounds per acre when rye was fall planted and spring harvested.

2024年10月9日 · Small grain grasses, like triticale, can offer variable silage yield and quality depending on plant variety and harvest timing. Barley, oats, rye, triticale, and wheat are cool-season annual grasses that have a starchy endosperm within their caryopses, or grains.

2020年10月26日 · Rye or triticale silage can be a high quality forage source if it is harvested at the proper stage. Feed inventory needs and storage capacity on farm should be assessed to determine how much should be planted and harvested. Deciding whether to feed seasonally or year-round will also be an important decision.

Planting fall grain rye and harvesting the crop as forage the following spring can increase forage yield per acre and reduce forage production costs. Double cropping fall grain rye following soybean or early corn silage harvest is a viable agronomic practice in most regions in Wisconsin.