by Jourdan Bell, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Amarillo

In water limited regions, forage sorghums provide producers an alternative to higher water demanding forages for both hay and silage production. The Texas Panhandle Forage Sorghum Silage Trial is a comprehensive evaluation of different forage sorghum and sorghum-sudangrass hybrids including brown midrib, photoperiod sensitive and brachytic hybrids specifically targeting silage production of which is highly demanded by Texas’ dairy and beef cattle industries. The 2015 trial consisted of 100 forage sorghum entries (replicated 3 times) that were evaluated for yield and nutritional quality characteristics. Results are available at: http://amarillo.tamu.edu/files/2016/03/2015-Texas-Panhandle-Forage-Sorghum-Silage-Trial.pdf

Jourdan Bell
Assistant Professor and Extension Agronomist
Dept. of Soil&Crop Sciences
jourdan.bell@ag.tamu.edu