Forage Agronomy Lab
Research
The forage agronomy program is developing best management practices for the new species being developed by the division's forage breeding programs. The research emphasis is on establishment, management and production of cool-season perennial grasses and both cool-season and warm-season legumes. Incorporating cool-season grasses and legumes into a predominantly warm-season (i.e. bermudagrass) base could provide a year-around forage system that would decrease feed and hay costs, resulting in increased profits for livestock producers.
Personnel
Butler, T. J., Weindorf, D. J., Han, K. J., & Muir, J. P. (2009). Dairy manure compost quality effects on corn silage and soil properties. Compost Science & Utilization, 17 (1), 18-24.
Butler, T. J., Han, K. J., Muir, J. P., Weindorf, D. C., & Lastly, L. (2008). Dairy manure compost effects on corn silage production and soil properties. Agronomy Journal, 100 (6), 1541-1545 DOI:10.2134/agronj2008.0033.
Butler, T. J., Islam, M. A., & Muir, J. P. (2008). Establishing cool-season perennial grasses into former annual grass pastures in the Southern Great Plains. Forage and Grazinglands, September 11DOI:10.1094/FG-2008-0911-01-RS.
Muir, J. P., Butler, T. J., Wolfe, R. M., & Bow, J. R. (2008). Harvest techniques change warm-season annual legume forage yield and nutritive value. Agronomy Journal, 100 (3), 765-770 DOI: 10.2134/agronj2007.0042.
Helton, T. J., Butler, T. J., McFarland, M. l., Hons, F. M., Mukhtar, S., & Muir, J. P. (2008). Effects of dairy manure compost and supplemental inorganic fertilizer on coastal bermudagrass. Agronomy Journal, 100 (4), 924-930 DOI:10.2134/agronj2007.0305.
Search PubMed- Development of sustainable year-round forage production systems
- Develop best management practices (seedbed preparation and methods) for establishing cool-season perennial grasses
- Evaluating compatibility of winter and summer legumes with tall fescue
- Economic comparison of an annual (rye/ryegrass) system vs. a perennial (tall fescue) system under grazing
- Evaluation of winter annual and summer annual reseeding legumes
- Development best management practices for establishing and producing switchgrass
- Develop best management practices for establishing and managing Roundup Ready alfalfa