Intercropping of Peas with Canola, Flax, and Wheat
Research Coordinator: Dr. Akim Omokanye Location: Fairview Research Farm From: Peace Country Beef & Forage Association 2020 Annual Report...
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Sep 7, 2023
Testing Brassicas and Forbs for Forage and Inclusion in Cover Crop Cocktails
Research Coordinator: Dr. Akim Omokanye Location: Fairview Research Farm From: Peace Country Beef & Forage Association 2019 Annual Report...
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Aug 14, 2023
Forage Quality of Annual Forage Legumes tested in High Prairie
Written by: Buthaina Al-Maqtari & Akim Omokanye, Location: Bill Fevang's Farm - High Prairie From: Peace Country Beef & Forage...
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Jul 6, 2023
Improving Forage Total Digestible Nutrients of Cover Crop Cocktails with Forage Type-Cereal Crops
Research Coordinator: Dr. Akim Omokanye Location: Fairview Research Farm From: Peace Country Beef & Forage Association 2019 Annual Report...
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Jul 4, 2023
Progress Report: Multispecies Cover Crop Cocktails: Performance, Ecosystem Services and Economics
Research Coordinator: Dr. Akim Omokanye Location: Fairview Research Farm From: Peace Country Beef & Forage Association 2019 Annual Report...
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Jun 6, 2023
Pea-Cereal Mixtures for Greenfeed and Silage Production
Research Coordinator: Dr. Akim Omokanye Location: Fairview Research Farm From: Peace Country Beef & Forage Association 2019 Annual Report...
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May 30, 2023
Cover Crop Cocktails for Forage: Yield & Quality in Teepee Creek
Project Site: Mack Erno's Farm - Teepee Creek Research Program Manager: Dr. Akim Omokanye From: Peace Country Beef & Forage Association...
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Jan 29, 2021
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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May 8, 2020
Evaluation of pasture rejuvenation methods to determine the most effective & profitable method
Producers’ questions in the Peace and elsewhere on forage-stand rejuvenation methods always include: How much more forage does a re-seed
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Feb 3, 2020
Corn Intercropping Systems to Improve Corn Forage Quality
Corn is good for extending the grazing season. Corn would normally meet the energy requirements of mature beef cattle, but occasionally the
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Jan 31, 2020
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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Jan 30, 2020
Regional Silage Variety Trials: Pea-Cereal Mixtures (2017)
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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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
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
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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Dec 4, 2019
On-farm Demonstration of Annual Cocktail Mixtures for Beef Cattle
Cover crops are an important tool that farmers can use to generate benefits and services on the farm and for society
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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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Oct 9, 2019
On-Farm Demonstration of Cover Crop Cocktails Mixtures
Soil conservation, nutrient sequestration, weed suppression, improved soil health, quality feeds, among others, are reasons why cover crop
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Oct 9, 2019
On-farm Testing of Triticale and Corn for Extending the Grazing Season
Research Coordinator: Dr. Akim Omokanye Collaborating producer: John Prinse (MD of Big Lakes) From: Peace Country Beef & Forage...
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Oct 9, 2019
Mixtures of Fall Rye, Sweet Clover and Proso Millet for Grazing
Cereals can provide high energy feed for livestock within a short period of time. They can be harvested at the milk to soft dough stage for
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