As new technologies and cultivars are developed, livestock producers need to know the best management practices and economics prior to making the decision to adopt these new practices on their operation.
We evaluate tall fescue, alfalfa, wheat and bermudagrass grazing systems to determine the optimal forages for the Southern Great Plains. The number of grazing days, average daily gain and total gain per acre are measured so that an economic analysis can be performed.
Project Title: Integrated imaging and modeling toolbox for accelerated development of root focused crops at field scales
Collaborators: Lead: Yuxin Wu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Subaward: Elison Blancaflor, Xuefeng Ma and Twain Butler, Noble Research Institute
Term: 2017 to 2022
Project Title: Cover crop germplasm and breeding in support of new cultivar development
Collaborators: Twain Butler, Zengyu Wang, Xuefeng Ma, Robert Myers, John Guretzky, Chris Reberg-Horton and Steven Mirsky
Source: Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, Noble Research Institute
Term: 2017 to 2022
Project Title: Establishment of switchgrass for biomass cropping systems
Source: Ceres Inc.
Term: 2009 to 2012
Project Title: Best management practices for switchgrass in a biomass cropping system
Source: Ceres Inc.
Term: 2006 to 2009