DURHAM – Over the last decade, interest in forage legumes for grazing and as stored feed has increased among the region’s dairy farmers. At an upcoming virtual research field day, scientists with the ...

Changing from a conventional livestock production system, based on fertilized grass swards, to an organic management system requires the establishment of legume-based swards to replace the purchased ...

FODDER crop is essential for the promotion and development of livestock. In Pakistan, there are two types of livestock production practices i.e., rural household and large herds kept in rangelands.

Often overlooked forages like legumes are in the spotlight any time Garry Lacefield, professor emeritus at the University of Kentucky, takes the stage. He preaches the numerous benefits of these power ...

Birdsfoot trefoil is the best long-lived legume for growing in a mixture with Kentucky bluegrass as permanent pasture in the northern half of Indiana. It competes remarkably well with bluegrass under ...

Fodder crops are crops grown as animals feed. Growing fodder crops for your cattle reduces expenses for purchasing concentrate feeds and provides your animals with adequate nutrients. They are ...

Livestock farmers are turning to a new mix of fodder seed varieties they believe could help double milk production, even in the middle of drought.

We review waterlogging and submergence tolerances of forage (pasture) legumes. Growth reductions from waterlogging in perennial species ranged from >50% for Medicago sativa and Trifolium pratense to ...

Kampala — TO the peasants of Nsambwe village in Goma subcounty, agroforestry legumes are a blessing. Leguminous shrubs have increased milk produced by their cows. This has been possible due to the ...