Advanced Ag Systems LLC Red Clover Yesterday’s Forage in Tomorrow’s Dairy Tom Kilcer Advanced Ag Systems LLC www.advancedagsys.c om
Red Clover Yesterday’s Forage in Tomorrow’s Dairy
Feb 23, 2016
Red Clover Yesterday’s Forage in Tomorrow’s Dairy. Tom Kilcer Advanced Ag Systems LLC www.advancedagsys.com. Advanced Ag Systems LLC. Advanced Ag Systems LLC. 25% Reduction in Machinery Cost. Drying Rate Lump vs Uniform. TEDDING. Traditional 2 Corn 2/3 Haycrop Rotation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Advanced Ag Systems LLC
Red Clover Yesterday’s Forage
in Tomorrow’s Dairy
Tom Kilcer Advanced Ag Systems LLC
www.advancedagsys.com
Advanced Ag Systems LLC
Advanced Ag Systems LLC
25% Reduction in Machinery Cost
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Drying Rate Lump vs Uniform
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 815.0%
17.0%
19.0%
21.0%
23.0%
25.0%
27.0%
29.0%
31.0%
33.0%
35.0%
NarrowPolynomial (Narrow)Wide Lumpy
Hours of drying
% D
ry M
atte
r
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0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.550.0%
55.0%
60.0%
65.0%
70.0%
75.0%
80.0%Moisture Reduction of Red Clover vs Alfalfa
alfalfa clover
Hours of drying
Moi
stur
e of
For
age
TEDDING
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Narrow Final Wide Final Wide Tedd Final26.0
27.0
28.0
29.0
30.0
31.0
32.0
2013 Tests: Final DM and Drying Hours%
Dry
Mat
ter
7 hours
5.67 hours
26 hours
Traditional 2 Corn 2/3 Haycrop Rotation
Fall kill clover
Seed Red Clover 2 – 3 cuts
3 cuts Red Clover
No-till/min till corn Daily spread manure supplies N
No-till corn No extra N needed15 – 20% high yieldNo Rootworms
3 cuts Red Clover?
Traditional 1 corn 2/3 hay rotation (for heavy soils)
Fall kill clover
No-till corn No extra N needed15 – 20% high yieldNo Rootworms
Spring Seed Oats + Red Clover 1 Cut Forage Oats2 Cuts Clover
3 cut Red Clover?
3 cut Red Clover
1 corn 2/3 hay rotation (for heavy soils)Fall kill clover
No-till/deep till Corn/BMR Sorghum; Harvest last week August. 15- 22+ tons/A
Triticale /Red CloverPlant end of August No-Till/Deep zone till
3 cut Red Clover8-12 tons/A
6 – 12 tons/A Triticale 3 cuts /Red Clover8-15 tons/A
3 cut Red Clover?
1 corn 2/3 hay rotation (for heavy soils)Fall kill clover
No-till/deep till Corn/BMR Sorghum; Harvest early Sept 18- 24+ tons/A
Triticale <Sept 15 No-Till/Deep zone till
3 cut Red Clover8-12 tons/A
6 – 12 tons/A Triticale 2 cuts /Red Clover6-12 tons/A
3 cut Red Clover?
Frost Seed Legumes
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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 0
5
10
15
20
25
Series1 corn/BMR triticale clover
Ton
s 35%
DM
Sila
geCorn\Winter Forage\Red Clover Rotation
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