Offered Papers Theme C: Delivering the Benefits from Grassland
Description
Growing barley or oats in the year of forage establishment is a common agronomic practice in marginal growing regions, but is often not recommended to growers in Newfoundland. Spaner & Todd (2003) reported that barley seeded at rates of 100-150 kg seed/ha and undersown with a timothy-clover mixture (harvested at mid-milk) resulted in the planting year in greater forage yield of poorer quality than pure-stand timothy-clover. A barley seeding rate of 100 kg seed/ha did not impede forage production in the subsequent year.
Citation
Spaner, D. and Todd, A. G., "Farmer-Directed On-Farm Experimentation Examining the Impact of Companion Planting Barley and Oats on Timothy-Lucerne Forage Establishment in Central Newfoundland" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 115.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeC/115
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Farmer-Directed On-Farm Experimentation Examining the Impact of Companion Planting Barley and Oats on Timothy-Lucerne Forage Establishment in Central Newfoundland
Growing barley or oats in the year of forage establishment is a common agronomic practice in marginal growing regions, but is often not recommended to growers in Newfoundland. Spaner & Todd (2003) reported that barley seeded at rates of 100-150 kg seed/ha and undersown with a timothy-clover mixture (harvested at mid-milk) resulted in the planting year in greater forage yield of poorer quality than pure-stand timothy-clover. A barley seeding rate of 100 kg seed/ha did not impede forage production in the subsequent year.
