Pea-Cereal Silage
Crop Type(s):
Cereals, Peas
Centre(s):
PCDF
Year(s):
2019-2022
Collaborators(s):
PCDF, Manitoba Horticulture Productivity Enhancement Centre (MHPEC)
Objective(s):
To evaluate pea-cereal intercrop mixes for silage production.
Project Findings:
Please see the attached report.
Background:
Silage plays an important part in the Manitoba livestock industry. Corn silage provides high yields, relative to barley silage (14 t/ac, over 7.5 t/ac, 2021 Silage Cost of Production, MARD). In the Parkland area, the yield for corn silage is variable and many producers opt to produce a cereal silage, such as barley or oat. Some producers have explored pea-cereals mixtures as a means to increase silage protein content. PCDF is eager to explore options for cereals silage production.
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