Grasses in Mississippi. Legumes in Mississippi. Forbs in Mississippi 8/27/2010. Annuals Brassicas. Perennials Chicory Plantain

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1 8/27/21 Grasses in Mississippi Perennials Cool-season Tall Fescue Prairie Bromegrass Orchardgrass Warm-season Bahiagrass Bermudagrass Bluestem Dallisgrass Gamagrass Indiangrass Johnsongrass Switchgrass Annuals Cool-season Annual Ryegrass Cereal Grains Warm-season Corn Crabgrass Millets Sorghum-sudan Sudangrass Teffgrass Legumes in Mississippi Forbs in Mississippi Perennials Cool-season Alfalfa Red Clover White Clover Warm-season Sericea Lespedeza Perennial Peanut Annuals Cool-season Arrowleaf Clover Ball Clover Berseem Clover Caleypea Crimson Clover Hop Clover Persian Clover Vetch Warm-season Annual Lespedeza Alyceclover Cowpea Soybean Perennials Chicory Plantain Annuals Brassicas 1

2 8/27/21 No Silver Bullets No single forage variety is best suited for all environments. Variety selection is influenced by: Average rainfall and temperature Soil drainage Erosion hazard Soil ph Soil nutrient supply Intended use % Grass growth Balancing forage needs Cool-season forages Tall fescue Ann. ryegrass* Small grains* Clovers Alfalfa Warm-season forages Bermudagrass Bahiagrass Dallisgrass Lespedeza Spring Summer Fall Jan. Feb Mar.Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug.Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. *no summer growth Forage compatibility Grow more than one Performance can vary from year to year Planting at least two varieties will reduce risk Varying maturity dates 2

3 8/27/21 Keep up to date New varieties generally out performer older varieties Monitor new varieties before planting Plant newer varieties on smaller acreage Plant the most consistent varieties on the majority of the acreage Selecting forage varieties Use varieties that have been tested in Official Variety Test!! Make sure the variety is adapted to your climate Use 2- or 3-yr average yields at a test location closest to the farm Yield distribution 4 Yield distribution Variety A VarietyB Variety C Variety A VarietyB Jan Feb Mar Apr May 3

4 8/27/21 Yield distribution Balanced production Yield distribution Fall calving herd need winter grazing Variety A VarietyB Variety C Variety A VarietyB Variety C Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jan Feb Mar Apr May Yield distribution Spring calving herd needs spring grazing Variety A VarietyB Variety C 1 5 Jan Feb Mar Apr May 4

5 8/27/21 Annual ryegrass variety testing Four locations Holly Springs Starkville Newton Poplarville 28+ varieties tested annually Three to six harvest per year 12 1 Newton annual ryegrass Newton annual ryegrass 6-yr average DiamondT FlyingA Jackson Jumbo Marshall Maximus DiamondT FlyingA Jackson Jumbo Marshall Maximus 2 Passerel Plus Prine Tetraploid Rio 3 2 Passerel Plus Prine Tetraploid Rio 1 5

6 8/27/21 MSU annual ryegrass 6-yr average DiamondT FlyingA Jackson Jumbo Marshall Maximus Passerel Plus Prine Tetraploid Rio Evaluation of Conventional and RoundupReady Grazing Tolerant Alfalfa Cultivars in the Deep South USA 1 Establishment Year (26) vs. First Production Year (27) Year Effect, P <.1, Cultivar Effect, P =.2, Persistence Year Effect, P =.2, Cultivar Effect, P <.1 No interactions Lb A No interactions NFABI NFOK Alfagraze Amerigraze 72 Alfagraze 3RR Alfagraze 6RR R84BD31 % NFABI NFOK Alfagraze Amerigraze 72 Alfagraze 3RR Alfagraze 6RR R84BD31 6

7 8/27/21 Alfagraze with and without Roundup technology Agronomic evaluation of selected tall fescue & endophyte lines under grazing Small plots pre and post grazing Total herbage mass Year 1 Before Grazing After Grazing AGRFA 12 AGRFA 14 AGRFA 15 Kentucky 31 E+ Max Q AR542 7

8 8/27/ Total herbage mass Year 2 AGRFA 12 AGRFA 14 AGRFA 15 Kentucky 31 E+ Max Q AR Total herbage mass Year 3 AGRFA 12 AGRFA 14 AGRFA 15 Kentucky 31 E+ Max Q AR542 Total herbage mass 3-yr average Persistence AGRFA 12 AGRFA 14 AGRFA 15 Kentucky 31 E+ Max Q AR Percent /2/7 6/17/8 11/2/8 6/25/9 AGRFA 12 AGRFA 14 AGRFA 15 Jesup MaxQ KY 31E+ 8

9 8/27/21 Percent Persistence E 11/2/7 6/17/8 11/2/8 6/25/9 AGRFA 12 AGRFA 14 AGRFA 15 Jesup MaxQ KY 31E+ Agronomic and Animal Performance Evaluation of Selected Tall Fescue/Endophyte Lines J. A. Parish 1, J. R. Parish 1, C. Young 2, H. T. Boland 1, T. F. Best 1, J. D. Rhinehart 1, 1 Mississippi State University, 2 Noble Foundation 3 Spring d ADG 2.5 Fall d ADG ADG (lb/hd/d) ADG (lb/hd/d) AGRFA 14 AGRFA 144 AGRFA 15 KY 31 E+ AGRFA 14 AGRFA 144 AGRFA 15 KY 31 E+ 9

10 8/27/21 ADG (lb/hd/d) Spring d ADG AGRFA 14 AGRFA 144 AGRFA 15 KY 31 E+ Forage Variety Trials Information Jimmy Ray Parish jrparish@pss.msstate.edu County Extension Office Website: Preliminary yield Data Published Trials 1