Forage variety selection

• Alfalfa 
• Birdsfoot trefoil 
• Cicer milkvetch 
• Kura clover 
• Red clover 

• Bromegrass 
• Orchardgrass 
• Reed canarygrass 
• Tall fescue 
• Timothy 

• Corn grain and silage

Guide to forage legumes in Minnesota

• Distinguishing features, uses and varieties of several legumes.
• Plant profiles for clovers, birdsfoot trefoil, crownvetch, cicer milkvetch and alfalfa.

Reduced-lignin alfalfa varieties

New alfalfa varieties with reduced-lignin concentrations have the potential to increase the feeding value of alfalfa and widen the optimum harvest window.

Alternative annual forages: Warm-season grasses

• Why warm-season grasses are an alternative to replanting alfalfa.
• Yield data: From Minnesota research on warm-season grass species.
• Forage management strategies.

Sorghum-sudangrass and teff as summer forages for livestock systems

• Benefits of adding summer annuals to pastures.
• Data on forage quality: From Minnesota research on annual grasses for dairy grazing.

Identifying common cool-season perennial pasture grasses

• Distinguishing characteristics of pasture grasses.
• List of common grasses, their identifying features and photos.

Cool-season grasses to grow with alfalfa mixes

• Why to mix cool-season grasses with alfalfa for Minnesota forage production.
• Yield and quality data: Based on Minnesota research on various forage mixtures.
• Forage management strategies.

Cover crop resources

• How to establish, maintain, use and terminate cover crops.
• New cover crop opportunities.

Emergency forages: Warm-season grasses

• Benefits of using warm-season grasses as emergency forage after alfalfa winterkill.
• Forage yield and N rate results from warm-season grass trials conducted in Minnesota.

Prevented plant: Cover crop and forage options

• Possible crops for prevented plant acres in Minnesota.
• What you need to know about seeding alfalfa after Aug. 1.
• Guidance on planting dates, haying and grazing.