Triticale Varieties for Swath Grazing
Swath grazing is one of the commonly used methods in the Peace to extend the field grazing season. Swath grazing eliminates the cost and
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Jan 27, 2020
Regional Silage Variety Trials: Spring Triticale Varieties for Silage
Triticale is a cross of wheat and rye. Triticale is a cool season cover crop. Spring triticale provides an excellent high yielding
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Jan 27, 2020
Regional Silage Variety Trials: Oat Varieties
Oat is the most popular cool-season cereal crop grown for forage and has become a reliable source of conserved forage for over-wintering
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Jan 27, 2020
Regional Silage Variety Trials: Barley Varieties
The Regional Silage Variety Trials (RSVTs) are an important source of information for livestock forage based production regarding the forage
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Jan 16, 2020
Testing 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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Jan 16, 2020
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
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Dec 4, 2019
Testing of some Wheat & Triticale varieties for Greenfeed & Silage - Regional Silage Variety Trial
The RSVTs help to provide information with regard to the quantity and quality of annual crops cut for green-feed and silage.
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Dec 4, 2019
Testing of Oat Varieties for Greenfeed and Silage - Regional Silage Variety Trial (RSVT) 2015
In Alberta, oats have become a reliable source of conserved forage for over-wintering beef cattle.
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Dec 4, 2019
Sainfoin – Alfalfa Mixture Trial
Sainfoin is a perennial forage legume that does not cause bloat and is immune to attack by the alfalfa weevil.
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Dec 4, 2019
Assessment of Soil Rejuvenation, Seed Germination and Foliar Fertilizer Products for Barley
For optimal growth, plants need a diversity of nutrients. Enhanced microbial activity in the soil will lead to healthier and more fertile so
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Dec 4, 2019
Annual Forage Crop Mixtures for Beef Swath Grazing & Dairy Silage
In the Peace, swath grazing annual cereal crops continues to be adopted by livestock producers as a method of extending the grazing season.
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Oct 9, 2019
Perennial Forage Demonstration in Rycroft
The purpose of PCBFA perennial forage demonstration plots is to show case a variety of grass and legume species and varieties with potential
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Oct 9, 2019
Evaluation of Low Heat Unit Corn Hybrids Compared to Barley for Grazing
Well managed corn production and grazing plans will reduce or eliminate labour, feed and manure handling costs during the winter. One of the
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Oct 9, 2019
Progress Report on Sainfoin – Alfalfa Mixture Trial
Sainfoin, a condensed-tannin-containing legume, when present in alfalfa pasture prevents bloat in grazing cattle.
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Oct 8, 2019
Demonstration of Annuals in Monocultures and in Cover Crop Mixtures
Cover crops are an important tool that farmers can use to generate benefits and services on the farm and for society, including improved
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Oct 8, 2019
Pulse - Cereal Mixtures for Forage Yield and Quality
Mixing pulse (such as field peas) with a cereal for forage is being commonly done by some producers to improve forage quality, with a possi
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Oct 8, 2019
Forage Type Barley Varieties for Greenfeed and Silage: Yield and Quality
In 2014, PCBFA took part in the Regional Variety Testing program (Regional Silage Variety Trials (RSVT). The program includes testing of new
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Oct 8, 2019
Perennial Forage Demonstration in High Prairie: Yield & Feed Value Following Third Year of Cutting
The forage plots in High Prairie is one of the two PCBFA perennial forage plots established in 2010 in the Peace Region.
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Oct 8, 2019
Perennial Forage Demonstration in Fairview: Yield & Feed Value Following Third Year of Cutting
Following the establishment of the perennial forage demonstration plots in 2010 in Fairview, the plots have continued to provide us with nec
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Oct 8, 2019
Evaluation of Low Heat Unit Corn Hybrids Compared to Barley for Grazing
Corn is an option for producers looking to extend the grazing season and reduce feed costs per cow per day.
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