Winter forage triticale planting date is critical to fall nitrogen uptake and its yield benefit. Planted on time for your region, triticale has been shown to take up and store over 100 lbs. of nitrogen. Our New York research found nitrogen and sulfur as a starter at planting will give a tremendous yield boost at all nitrogen levels next spring. This is a case of either you have it or you don’t. If you are not planting on time (two weeks before the wheat date for your region), you will not get the nitrogen uptake. Even worse you will not get the yield boost the next spring because of the missed earlier planting date and the plant-ing nitrogen. This fall nitrogen has to be spread at planting so the winter forage plants can access it as soon as they emerge.
