We are at the same stage of BMR male sterile sorghum as we were in the early stages of winter triticale work 30 years ago. We can see the huge benefits on farms, but we are trying to develop the best management techniques to optimize the farmer’s success with this crop. Winter triticale forage was 1.5 – 2.0 tons of dry matter when we started. It is now 3.5 to 4 tons dm/A in the north and as high as 6.5 t/dm/A in the south. Harvested at peak nutrition, triticale now has higher milk potential than good alfalfa haylage. Now, we are developing management to bring male sterile BMR sorghum to that level of results and replace corn silage in the dairy diet.
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