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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Jan 28, 2020
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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Jan 28, 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 seeded is
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Jan 28, 2020
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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Jan 28, 2020
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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Jan 28, 2020
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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Jan 27, 2020
Forage DM Yield and Nutritional Value of Oat Varieties Harvested at 3 Stages of Maturity
Producers in Alberta harvest significant acreage of annual crops for greenfeed and silage every year.
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Jan 27, 2020
Regional Silage Variety Trials: Pulse Mixtures (Pea-Cereal Mixtures)
The growing of two crops simultaneously on the same field, particularly growing of legumes with cereals is known to offer scope
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Jan 27, 2020
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 27, 2020
On-farm Demonstration of Cocktail Mixtures
Cover crops (CCs) and their mixtures (cocktail mixtures) are an important tool that producers can use to generate multiple benefits
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Jan 27, 2020
Multi-species Cover Crop Mixtures (Cocktails) for Silage
Interest in the potential for a multispecies cover crop (CC) blend for silage, swath grazing and greenfeed has been growing amongst beef
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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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Jan 16, 2020
On-farm corn trials for Grazing or Silage
In parts of the Peace, the practice of extended winter grazing with standing forage corn is continuing to gain more popularity among produce
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Jan 16, 2020
Corn Seeding Rates Trial
Plant population refers to the number of plants per acre; planting or seeding rate refers to the number of seeds planted per acre. Optimum
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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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