The Rotational Benefits of Forages: Crop Yield and Quality

Page 1 <img data-url='document/the-rotational-benefits-of-forages-crop-yield-and-quality.html?page=1' data-page='1' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 1: The Rotational Benefits of Forages: Crop Yield and Quality' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader043.cupdf.com/reader043/viewer/2022032016/56812eb1550346895d945672/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> The Rotational Benefits of Forages: Crop Yield and Quality

•Yields are often higher after forages particularly after nitrogen-fixing forages

•Grain quality also improves

Page 2 <img data-url='document/the-rotational-benefits-of-forages-crop-yield-and-quality.html?page=2' data-page='2' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 2: The Rotational Benefits of Forages: Crop Yield and Quality' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader043.cupdf.com/reader043/viewer/2022032016/56812eb1550346895d945672/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> 1992 Forage Survey - 67% of farmers said they had ayield benefit in grains after forages

Page 3 <img data-url='document/the-rotational-benefits-of-forages-crop-yield-and-quality.html?page=3' data-page='3' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 3: The Rotational Benefits of Forages: Crop Yield and Quality' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader043.cupdf.com/reader043/viewer/2022032016/56812eb1550346895d945672/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Page 4 <img data-url='document/the-rotational-benefits-of-forages-crop-yield-and-quality.html?page=4' data-page='4' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 4: The Rotational Benefits of Forages: Crop Yield and Quality' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader043.cupdf.com/reader043/viewer/2022032016/56812eb1550346895d945672/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> 20 bu/acre yield benefit in year 1

58 bu/acbenefit over5 years….

Page 5 <img data-url='document/the-rotational-benefits-of-forages-crop-yield-and-quality.html?page=5' data-page='5' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 5: The Rotational Benefits of Forages: Crop Yield and Quality' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader043.cupdf.com/reader043/viewer/2022032016/56812eb1550346895d945672/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Continuous wheat for 6 years, no N fertilizer

Page 6 <img data-url='document/the-rotational-benefits-of-forages-crop-yield-and-quality.html?page=6' data-page='6' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 6: The Rotational Benefits of Forages: Crop Yield and Quality' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader043.cupdf.com/reader043/viewer/2022032016/56812eb1550346895d945672/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Third wheat crop with no N fertilizer after 6 years of alfalfa

Page 7 <img data-url='document/the-rotational-benefits-of-forages-crop-yield-and-quality.html?page=7' data-page='7' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 7: The Rotational Benefits of Forages: Crop Yield and Quality' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader043.cupdf.com/reader043/viewer/2022032016/56812eb1550346895d945672/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Fourth wheat crop with no N fertilizer after 5 years of alfalfa

Page 8 <img data-url='document/the-rotational-benefits-of-forages-crop-yield-and-quality.html?page=8' data-page='8' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 8: The Rotational Benefits of Forages: Crop Yield and Quality' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader043.cupdf.com/reader043/viewer/2022032016/56812eb1550346895d945672/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Long-term wheat yield following alfalfa similar to that of fertilized wheat in a fallow system.

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The Rotational Benefits of Forages: Crop Yield and Quality

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