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Winter Cereals an Option for The Midwest Cattleman · September 30, 2021 · P40

Adding Forage in 2022

By Kelli Anderson
The drought of 2021 left ber, with early- to mid-Sep- of its growth by
many ranchers short of feed, tember recommended,” says early June and
both grazing forage and hay. Kevin Sedivec, NDSU Exten- is recommend-
A great option for spring sion rangeland management ed to be har-
grazing or hay production is specialist “There are three vested for hay
winter cereals. winter cereal options for graz- in early June.
“Establishing a winter ce- ing and haying that fit well in Livestock do
real for grazing next spring North Dakota; including win- not like to for-
will allow producers to delay ter rye, triticale and wheat. age on rye once
pasture turnout, giving The seeding rate for all three it produces seed heads. rye and matures about three
drought-stressed pastures types is 90 pounds per acre.” Winter rye also reaches the to five days after rye. Tritica-
more time to recover,” says Sedivec says there are a recommended harvest time le will have a higher protein
Miranda Meehan, North Da- few questions to consider for hay or silage by June 3 to and total digestible nutrient
kota State University Exten- when selecting a winter ce- 10. Rye also is a great option (TDN) value than rye, but
sion livestock environmental real to plant. Do you plan to for seeding soybeans into after also costs around $33 to $37
stewardship specialist. “Many graze it early next spring or grazing or haying. Planting a per acre for seed. Triticale is
pastures were overgrazed due harvest it for hay? Do you forage crop like foxtail mil- usually ready to be harvested
to decreased forage produc- want to plant a cash crop af- let, sorghum-sudan, sudan- for hay by early- to mid-June.
tion this year, and produc- terward or a crop for forage? grass or a full-season cover Triticale regrows better
ers may see delayed growth Winter Rye crop also is a great option. than rye, so if spring moisture
and decreased production in Winter rye fits best if you Rye does use a lot of water to is good a second crop can be
2022.” plan to graze in May. It is the grow, so if seeding a cash crop harvested for hay or grazed,
Winter cereals are planted or forage crop following win- usually about 50% of the first
in the fall. Much of the North- most aggressive growing win- ter rye spring moisture will harvest. A second forage crop
ter cereal in May, providing
ern Plains finally received the greatest economic return be critical. often is planted after grazing
some needed rain in August to the livestock. Seed costs Winter Triticale or haying triticale with crops
and early September, provid- will be around $22 to $27 per Winter triticale also is a such as foxtail millet, sor-
ing an opportunity for grow- acre, with forage ready for good fit for grazing in May. It ghum-sudan, sudangrass or a
ing winter cereals. grazing between May 5 to 10. is a little slower to grow in the full-season cover crop.
“Winter cereals can be Rye achieves 80% to 90% first half of May compared to
planted anytime in Septem- continued on page 42

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