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The “Bamboo Forest” of Texas Forage Farming
This common summer annual forage mistake has forage quality implications. Dr. Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy/TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu December 2023 What do you observe in this recent sorghum/sudan field from Terry County, Texas? If you showed this to a local forage grower or cattle raiser, what would you say? Fig. 1. Grazing of sorghum/sudan where cattle were turned in to graze much too late or at too-low stocking rate. Forage is headed out, cattle are eating mostly just leaves,… Read More →