GRASSES
Bromegrass
B R O M E G R A S S AG R O NO M I C CO M PAR I S O N CHAR T
TYPE GROWTH
HABIT REGROWTH BEST FIT GRAZING
CALENDAR WINTER
SURVIVAL DROUGHT
TOLERANCE
AC Knowles Meadow
X Smooth
Hybrid Mild Sod
Former and
Bunch Very Good Hay and
Pasture Season Long,
Stockpile Very Good Very Good
AC Rocket Smooth
Southern Sod Former Very Good Hay and
Pasture Late Spring to
Early Summer Excellent Excellent
hps ® Meadow
Bromegrass Meadow Bunch Excellent Pasture and
Stockpile Season Long,
Stockpile Good Good
VARIETY
S T E E R P E R F OR M A NCE G R A Z I NG - PA S T U R E T Y P E S
AC KNOWLES SMOOTH BROMEGRASS MEADOW BROMEGRASS CRESTED WHEATGRASS
365 208 282 223
161 127 136 64
2.37 1.7 2.08 3.48
Total Beef
Production
(LBS./AC)
Animal Grazing
Days
(DAYS/AC)
Avg. Daily Gain
(LBS./DAY)
Source: Western Beef Development Centre Termuende Research Farm, 2000 and 2001. Crested Wheatgrass pastures were grazed in May when pastures received
1.2 inches rainfall. Bromegrass pastures were grazed in June when pastures received 0.4 inches of rainfall. Smooth Bromegrass had the highest total herbage yield,
Crested Wheatgrass the lowest. Only one grazing period in 2000 for all species. Two grazing periods for bromegrass species in 2001.
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Ryegrass Tall Fescue
BarExtra Italian Ryegrass Barolex Tall Fescue
High-yielding, tetraploid variety High quality grass
• Longer, wider leaves than older types • Quick establishing
• Improved forage quality • Soft-leaf variety
• Very rapid establishment with rapid regrowth after
cutting/grazing • Leaf quality is similar to Perennial Ryegrass
• Excellent variety for pastures
• Manage as a winter annual – poor winter survival in
the Prairie provinces