Offered Papers Theme A: Efficient Production from Grassland
Description
The profitability of a dairy farm using whole crop cereals (WCC) is better in Finland than that of a farm producing combine harvested cereals and grass silage (Turunen, 2000). The main reason for that is the decrease in the machinery costs. However, quality of the WCC yield can vary considerably depending on the ear- straw ration. This may lead to problems in feeding. In this experiment we studied the effect of sowing rate and growing time of the cereal cultivar on the botanical composition, quality and yield of the WCC harvest. The objective was to study if it would be possible to increase the grass component in the WCC harvest by cultivation management to such a level that the WCC yield would be feasible to be used in feeding with pure grass silage. In this paper we present results of the botanical composition of the WCC harvest.
Citation
Niemeläinen, O.; Nissinen, Oiva; and Kontturi, M., "Italian Ryegrass and Whole Crop Cereal Mixture: Effect of Sowing Rate and Maturity on Variety on Yield and Botanical Composition in Northern Latitudes" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 273.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/273
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Italian Ryegrass and Whole Crop Cereal Mixture: Effect of Sowing Rate and Maturity on Variety on Yield and Botanical Composition in Northern Latitudes
The profitability of a dairy farm using whole crop cereals (WCC) is better in Finland than that of a farm producing combine harvested cereals and grass silage (Turunen, 2000). The main reason for that is the decrease in the machinery costs. However, quality of the WCC yield can vary considerably depending on the ear- straw ration. This may lead to problems in feeding. In this experiment we studied the effect of sowing rate and growing time of the cereal cultivar on the botanical composition, quality and yield of the WCC harvest. The objective was to study if it would be possible to increase the grass component in the WCC harvest by cultivation management to such a level that the WCC yield would be feasible to be used in feeding with pure grass silage. In this paper we present results of the botanical composition of the WCC harvest.
