Commodities: Field Crops: Forages
Frequently Asked Questions
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Latest and Most Common Questions
- Who's available to sprig bermudagrass in Georgia? (html file)
- Who's can provide perennial peanut rhizomes and be hired to establish a new field of perennial peanuts? (pdf file from Florida, but contains Georgia producers)
- What about growing switchgrass in Georgia? (html file)
- Is there a way to test for toxic fescue in my pastures (or hayfields)? (html file)
- What is it about tall fescue that causes animal problems (i.e., fescue toxicosis)? (html file)
- How long should I wait to graze newly planted forages? (html file)
- Does aerating or using a renovator on hay and pasture fields pay? (html file)
- What is RFQ (Relative Forage Quality)? (html file)
- Is orchardgrass a good grass species for horse pastures? (html file)
- Is there a difference in drying time between flail type and roller type conditioners? I am considering buying one or the other and need advise. (html file)
- What is the current status of Roundup Ready® alfalfa? (html file)
- What is the nutritional value of corn fodder/stover (stalks, shucks, and left over grain after harvesting)? What is it worth? (html file)
- I've got a lot of Johnsongrass (or Sorghum, sudangrass, etc.) in my pasture/hayfield and we just got a frost. What should I do about prussic acid poisoning? (html file)
- My pastures contain a lot of dallisgrass and I have noticed that my animals get spooked real easy. Is there a connection? (html file)
- What varieties of winter annuals forages are currently recommended for Georgia? (html file)
- My supplier has got a cheaper variety of rye, wheat, oats, or ryegrass. What's the difference between it and the ones you recommend? (html file)
- I have a lot of sicklepod, coffee senna (aka coffee weed), and/or pigweed in a crop field. I want to graze or bale up the crop residue. Are those weeds going to cause a problem? (html file)