Publications

Winter cereals for pasture

Description

Livestock producers can use winter cereals to produce pasture in the same year that it is needed. Winter cereals can supplement perennial pasture or increase the carrying capacity of a livestock operation. Winter cereals are the first choice for growing annual pasture because seed is readily available and the crop is easy to establish. The best cereals to use are fall rye, winter wheat and winter triticale. They may be fall seeded and fall grazed, or overwintered and grazed in the spring. Winter cereals may also be seeded in the spring and used in the year of seeding.

Updated

January 1, 1993

Tags
cereals field crops grain crops pastures rye triticale wheat winter triticale winter wheat

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Series Title

Agri-facts

Extent

4 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development (1992-2006)

Contributor

Aasen, Arvid

Contributor

Baron, Vern

Place of Publication

Lacombe

Subject Information

Topic
Agriculture

Resource Dates

Date Created

1993-01-01

Date Added

2015-12-11T22:15:47.201220

Date Modified

1993-01-01

Date Issued

1993-01-01

Audience information

Identifiers

AGDEX number

133/20-1

NEOS catalogue key

2377645

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Email

duke@gov.ab.ca