The four-year study — which included mild and very cold winters — showed that in mild winters, adding alfalfa hay bales or ...

The two perennial cereal grains, rye and wheatgrass, and three legumes, alfalfa, white clover and a species called sainfoin—all commonly grown as single crops in Alberta—were planted at the U ...

Wheat originated in Asia. Although it is mostly used as a grain crop, it can be used as an annual forage crop. Wheat has good winter hardiness and can burn up with excess heat. It can tolerate a wide ...

Rye comes from Europe and is the most winter hardy of all the small grains. It is often grown as a winter cover crop. It is adapted to a wide range of soils, but requires moderate fertility and ...

Corn for silage production is 6.15 million tons, down 30% from 2023. Yield of 15.0 tons per acre is down 2.0 tons from last year. Farmers harvested 410,000 acres, down 21% from 2023. Total acreage ...