The recommended planting dates for oats, rye, and wheat (small grains) are between December and January. Plant ryegrass, crimson, and clover between February and March. For other areas, contact your local Cooperative Extension agent for a list of recommended forages.…
What are the recommended seeding rates for oats, rye, wheat, and ryegrass?
For oats, rye, and wheat the seeding rate is 90 to 120 lb per acre when planted alone or 60 to 90 lb per acre when planted with something else. The rate for annual ryegrass is 20 to 30 lb per acre when sown alone or 10 to 15 lb when sown in a mixture.…
What are grasses?
Grasses are monocotyledons and belong to the family Gramineae. Leaves from these herbaceous plants appear as blades, with parallel veins. Grasses seldom exceed 15 percent crude protein content. Some examples of grasses are the following: Bahia, bermudagrass, stargrass, bluestem, sudangrass, barley, oats, rye, rape, switchgrass, pearl millet, ryegrass, wheat, dallisgrass, and brown top millet. For more information on grasses, see Goat Pastures and Forages .…
What are browse and forbs?
Browse is the tips of woody shrubs and trees, as well as the occasional broad-leaved plant, and forbs are flowering plants. Some examples of browse and forbs are mimosa, sagebrush, chicory, and briars. For more information, see Goat Vegetation Management.…