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Pea-Cereal Mixtures for Greenfeed and Silage Production

Intercropping systems involving cereals with legumes have been observed to provide several major advantages, such as higher total yield, bet

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Barley Variety Trial for Forage Production

In order to be able to continue to identify barley varieties that have better forage production for livestock producers in the Peace, PCBFA

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Soybean Varieties for Forage Production

Soybeans are a warm season annual legume that is grown mainly for the oil and protein value of their seed. Forage soybeans may be an option

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Cocktail Mixtures Versus Forage-Type Cereal Monocrops

There is growing interest in the potential for a multispecies cover crop mixture (cocktail) for forage-based livestock production. The idea

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Annual & Italian Ryegrass Variety Trial For Forage and Regrowth Potential

It is important to choose a variety of annual or Italian ryegrass that establishes quickly, a variety that is well -adapted to the area, yie

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Peace Common Oat & Barley Varieties Versus Soft White Wheat Varieties for Silage

Winter feed costs typically represent the largest portion of cow/calf expenses. In the Peace, oats and barley are the two most commonly use

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Regional Silage Variety Trials: 4. Pea-Cereal Mixtures

Planting and growing two crops simultaneously on the same field, particularly growing of legumes with cereals, is known to offer scope for

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Regional Silage Variety Trials: 3. Triticale Varieties

Triticale has the potential to introduce valuable economic benefits to forage production systems. Triticale is a very important alternative

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Regional Silage Variety Trials: 2. Oat Varieties

In the Peace Country, oats have become a reliable source of conserved forage for over-wintering beef cattle. There is a need for continued l

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Regional Silage Variety Trials: 1. Barley Varieties

According to the Alberta Agriculture & Forestry publication “Barley Production in Alberta”, of the major cereal crops, barley is the most se

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Nitrate Levels in Selected Cocktails in 2016: The Risk of Nitrate Toxicity

Cocktail cover crops are often used to further increase the benefits of a one-species cover crop. Cocktail cover crops offer more diversity

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Demonstration of 14 Soybean Varieties for Forage

Soybean plants may be grazed or harvested from the flowering stage to near maturity for use as high-quality hay. Soybeans may also be grown

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Demonstration of Corn Intercropping Systems to Improve Corn Forage Quality

Over 100 corn forage samples have been analyzed for quality by PCBFA in the last few years, and the majority of the samples came

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Field Scale Corn Seeding Rate Trial

Plant population refers to the number of plants per acre; planting or seeding rate refers to the number of seeds planted per acre.

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Determining Optimum Nitrogen Rates for Corn

One of the most costly and important inputs in corn production is nitrogen fertilizer. The objective of this project is to help develop

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Peace Corn Variety Trial

In the Peace Country region, winter feeding costs make up the bulk of the overall cost of production for cow-calf producers. There are many

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Managing Roundup Ready Canola in Corn

Corn acreage in the Peace River Region for livestock feed has steadily increased over the past number of years. Most of the corn seeded is

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Annual Crop Mixtures for Beef Swath Grazing and Dairy Silage

Swath grazing is a management practice that can be used to extend the grazing season and to reduce feed, labor and manure handling costs

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Annual & Italian Ryegrass Variety Trial For Forage and Re-Growth Potential

Annual and Italian ryegrasses are easier to establish. Producers ask many questions about annual and Italian ryegrass varieties.

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Demonstration of Cover Crop Types as Mono-crops for Forage Yield and Nutritional Value

Annual crops for forages can be used to provide an additional source of hay, silage or pasture when perennial forage crops are in short

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