For many, this was the year they would like to forget. Every time you turned around, the weather was against you. But you still need forage for the animals. This month, we turn to the earliest quality forage you can make.
Our winter triticale forage research and development started 30 years ago when it was a mediocre after-thought forage of 1.5 – 2.0 tons of dry matter. Since then, our research has produced a forage of higher digestibility than early, first-cut alfalfa. This can mean 9.5 lbs. more milk from the same dry matter. Farmers report that the high digestibility eliminates the “summer slump” in hot weather.