Utilizing Drought Stressed Soybeans for Forage
AGR-262: Utilizing Drought Stressed Soybeans for Forage
Authored by: Jimmy Henning Ray Smith Chris Teutsch Katherine VanValin
Abstract
Although soybeans are commonly grown as a grain crop, they can be grazed or harvested as either a hay or silage crop. This most commonly occurs when the grain potential of the soybean crop has been reduced by drought, hail damage, or early frost. A realistic forage yield expectation for drought stressed soybeans would be 1.5 to 2.0 tons of dry matter per acre. The objective of this article is to provide practical tips for successfully, grazing, conserving and feeding drought stressed soybeans.
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English
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