GRAIN , GREENFEED OR SILAGE

When it comes to producing livestock , a large quantity of high quality feed can mean the difference between profit and loss . Whether you need feed to background calves , finish feeders or over-winter a breeding herd , count on Nutrien Ag Solutions ^® to provide the right cereal variety to meet your needs – like these top-producing barley options .

Barley is one of the go-to cereals in livestock production , it is often readily available , performs well with reduced moisture conditions in varying soil types and has the flexibility to be harvested as a silage or green feed crop . Barley ' s other benefit is that it can extend a wider harvest window at soft dough stage than other annual greenfeed crops .

BARLEY

Synergy ( chk ) 100 0.0 F 84 52.6 93.3 –

Altorado ^NEW

Claymore

104 0.0 VG -4 53.3 90.1

103 + 1.0 VG + 1 52.3 89.8

Earlier maturing feed barley . Exceptional high quality grain or silage yields .

Disease package : MR to Loose Smut

The highest yielding feed barley in Co-op testing in 2016 and the 2017 to 2019 R & D trials . This feed barley has superior straw strength and high test weights .

Disease package : Improvement in all leaf diseases ; I to FHB

Source : 2015-2020 Nutrien Ag Solutions Local Performance Checks – 13 locations , 201 replicates

Lodging : P = Poor , F = Fair , G = Good , VG = Very Good

Top silage varieties

VARIETY

Check ( Austenson )

YIELD (%)

YIELD ( T / AC )

TOTAL DIGESTIBLE

NUTRIENT (%)

CRUDE

PROTEIN (%)

100 10.4 67.0 10.2

Altorado 103 10.7 67.0 10.4

Claymore 101 10.5 65.0 9.9

Source : 2020 Alberta Silage Variety Trial

Fall rye and forage oats are also available in a convenient toted format . Fall rye is the species of choice for late fall and early spring grazing , while forage oats make an excellent cover-crop or source of green feed .

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