Forage / Silage Crop Trials
2023 |
Double cropping - What is better oats or forage sorghum?
These oats and Forage Sorghum plots (see results below) were seeded on June 2nd allowing for long season double crop options.
The oats were taken off on September 1st when they reached soft dough stage. The plan for the forage sorghum was to wait to take if off until a frost event occurred, which happened on October 13th.
The forage sorghum responded well to the frost; leaves crisped up but still stayed green and had mass. The results showed that a grower could keep it in the field well into the fall for fall grazing or for swath grazing, or silage.
Here is the link to the forage data taken for boot stage cut May 23rd 2023 of hybrid fall rye to compare what your combined totals could be as we planted this following boot cut.
Winter Cereals Forage Trials
If you take an average yield of 8 mt (at 35%) at boot cut of the hybrid rye, plus either the 10 or 23 mt of the sorghum or oats you could be between 18-31 mt per ac. I think a soft wheat could also be an option seeded early June for forage after boot cut timing.
Another option is to wait until milk stage to gain more rye yield and then follow with oats or sorghum.
If you are looking for a forage or grazing option, forage sorghum could be a good fit on farm. If you are interested in something that you can seed and get off the field quickly, oats may be your best option.
These oats and Forage Sorghum plots (see results below) were seeded on June 2nd allowing for long season double crop options.
The oats were taken off on September 1st when they reached soft dough stage. The plan for the forage sorghum was to wait to take if off until a frost event occurred, which happened on October 13th.
The forage sorghum responded well to the frost; leaves crisped up but still stayed green and had mass. The results showed that a grower could keep it in the field well into the fall for fall grazing or for swath grazing, or silage.
Here is the link to the forage data taken for boot stage cut May 23rd 2023 of hybrid fall rye to compare what your combined totals could be as we planted this following boot cut.
Winter Cereals Forage Trials
If you take an average yield of 8 mt (at 35%) at boot cut of the hybrid rye, plus either the 10 or 23 mt of the sorghum or oats you could be between 18-31 mt per ac. I think a soft wheat could also be an option seeded early June for forage after boot cut timing.
Another option is to wait until milk stage to gain more rye yield and then follow with oats or sorghum.
If you are looking for a forage or grazing option, forage sorghum could be a good fit on farm. If you are interested in something that you can seed and get off the field quickly, oats may be your best option.
Forage plots planted on June 2nd,2023
Forage plots on July 14th,2023
Oats on September 1st,2023
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Forage sorghum on June 29th,2023
Forage plots on August 15th,2023
Forage sorghum on October 4th,2023
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Forage sorghum on October 13th,2023
2023 Fall Crop Forage Results
We took silage samples at the milk stage on June 23rd in the fall rye and winter triticale. In the milk stage cut Performer (2024 launch) showed well as did KWS Serafino (available now), see details below.
We had reports of some customers Serafino irrigated silage yields coming in about 20-22 MT per ac in late June and they will be seeding oats behind it for forage.
Winter wheat was taken at the soft dough stage on July 7th,2023. AAC Coldfront (2024 release) did very well with AAC Wildfire right behind it.
Blair had a opportunity cut on our Hybrid fall rye plots, a second cut where the boot stage cut was taken. Results are below!
Our fall crop demo plots have hybrid fall rye, fall triticale and winter wheat varieties seeded. The hybrid rye was at 0.8 of a unit per ac (roughly 18 plants per square foot. The fall triticale and winter wheat was seeded at 40 plants target rate.
This in not replicated or scientific data. It is side by side on small scale as we cut a 5'x10' spot from even spots in our yield trials and sent samples to Down to Earth Labs for moisture corrected results and basic nutrient comparisons.
Hybrid Fall Rye
Winter Wheat
Winter Triticale
Blair Balog:
Cell: 403-634-4349 (calls & text)
Office: 403-739-2233
Email: blair@stampseeds.com
We took silage samples at the milk stage on June 23rd in the fall rye and winter triticale. In the milk stage cut Performer (2024 launch) showed well as did KWS Serafino (available now), see details below.
We had reports of some customers Serafino irrigated silage yields coming in about 20-22 MT per ac in late June and they will be seeding oats behind it for forage.
Winter wheat was taken at the soft dough stage on July 7th,2023. AAC Coldfront (2024 release) did very well with AAC Wildfire right behind it.
Blair had a opportunity cut on our Hybrid fall rye plots, a second cut where the boot stage cut was taken. Results are below!
Our fall crop demo plots have hybrid fall rye, fall triticale and winter wheat varieties seeded. The hybrid rye was at 0.8 of a unit per ac (roughly 18 plants per square foot. The fall triticale and winter wheat was seeded at 40 plants target rate.
This in not replicated or scientific data. It is side by side on small scale as we cut a 5'x10' spot from even spots in our yield trials and sent samples to Down to Earth Labs for moisture corrected results and basic nutrient comparisons.
Hybrid Fall Rye
Winter Wheat
Winter Triticale
Blair Balog:
Cell: 403-634-4349 (calls & text)
Office: 403-739-2233
Email: blair@stampseeds.com
2022
2022 Stamp Seeds Forage Fall Crop Yield Trial Data
We had our demo plot field with all of our cereals including fall rye, winter wheat, soft wheats, barley, oats on it. We have taken silage samples for yield and also TDN and more. Blair Balog our seed specialist has compiled the fall crop forage information in a chart for you to make fall crop seed booking decisions with. Grain data will come when we have it. This in not replicated or scientific data, just side x side on small scale as we cut a 3'x10' spot and sent a sample to Down to Earth Labs to get these results.
Detailed results below
Hybrid Fall Rye
Winter Wheat
Winter Triticale
Blair Balog:
Cell: 403-634-4349 (calls & text)
Office: 403-739-2233
Email: blair@stampseeds.com
We had our demo plot field with all of our cereals including fall rye, winter wheat, soft wheats, barley, oats on it. We have taken silage samples for yield and also TDN and more. Blair Balog our seed specialist has compiled the fall crop forage information in a chart for you to make fall crop seed booking decisions with. Grain data will come when we have it. This in not replicated or scientific data, just side x side on small scale as we cut a 3'x10' spot and sent a sample to Down to Earth Labs to get these results.
Detailed results below
Hybrid Fall Rye
Winter Wheat
Winter Triticale
Blair Balog:
Cell: 403-634-4349 (calls & text)
Office: 403-739-2233
Email: blair@stampseeds.com
Tadeus Fall Triticale will be available next fall. (none this season)
For more detailed feed analysis, email blair@stampseeds.com
For more detailed feed analysis, email blair@stampseeds.com
KWS Serafino boot cut
KWS Serafino second cut after boot
KWS Propower milk stage
KWS Daniello boot cut
KWS Daniello second cut after boot
AAC Wildfire dough stage
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KWS Serafino milk stage
KWS Propower boot cut
KWS Propower second cut after boot
KWs Daniello milk stage
Tadeus Triticale milk stage
AAC Network dough stage
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