Pea-Cereal Silage
PCDF, Manitoba Horticulture Productivity Enhancement Centre (MHPEC)
To evaluate pea-cereal intercrop mixes for silage production.
Please see the attached report.
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.