Cicer milkvetch is a long-lived, perennial legume with a vigorous, creeping, root system and a short, stout taproot. The stems are large, hollow and succulent. Their growth is upright when young, ...

Birdsfoot trefoil is the best long-lived legume for growing in a mixture with Kentucky bluegrass as permanent pasture in the northern half of Indiana. It competes remarkably well with bluegrass under ...

Producers looking to keep their stands well-maintained may want to look at other methods such as introducing legumes in order ...

Early season management is important to maintain a healthy forage stand throughout the growing season and into the next.

Livestock in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau face extreme conditions and lack of legume forage. CPAST researchers, led by Nan Zhibiao, have cultivated three new cultivars of common vetch (Vicia sativa), a ...

The high-nitrogen legumes reduce the overall carbon-to-nitrogen (C:N) ratio of the forage mix, and increase the nitrogen available to the following crop. A rye/legume mix also typically produces a ...

Ducks Unlimited Canada recognized five farms in Westman for planting forage on their properties through the 2024 season ...

Once established, forage grasses and legumes within rotations are very effective in suppressing growth of some annual weeds. This is a consequence of leaving the soil surface undisturbed, providing ...