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Increased crop residue provides production, cost benefits
Benefits to managing for increased residue include reduced soil erosion and equipment costs.
Sorghum and Sudan Forage Variety Trials
In an effort to assist producers with summer annual forage selection, the Agricultural Division has conducted forage yield trials to determine hay yields of commercially available varieties of forage...
Forage Yields from 2008-2009 Ryegrass Variety Trials
The ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L) variety testing program is designed to provide up-to-date performance information to cooperators and producers in Oklahoma and Texas about ryegrass varieties that...
Forage Yields from 2008-2009 Small Grains Variety Trial
The small grains variety testing program which includes oats, rye, triticale and wheat is designed to provide up-to-date performance information to producers in Oklahoma and Texas about varieties...
Forage Yields from Five Years of Summer Annual Variety Trials
In an effort to assist producers in Oklahoma and Texas, the Noble Research Institute conducted trials to determine hay yields of commercially available varieties of pearl millet and sorghum species, including forage sorghum, sudan and sorghum sudan hybrids. This report summarizes results from the 2001-2004 and 2008 trials. Trials were not conducted between 2005-2007.
Do’s and Don’ts of Cover Cropping
We started our cover crop journey about four years ago and would like to share some of the benefits and the firsthand experiences we have witnessed.