Triple cropping Triticale, Sorghum-Sudan and Alfalfa, Dutch Meadows Dairy
Dutch Meadows Dairy in central Michigan triple crops triticale, a winter annual after corn silage, harvests about 6 ton/acre as-fed of silage in late May, seeds sorghum-sudan, a summer annual and harvests 4-5 tons/acre in early August, then seeds alfalfa by August 15. Triticale and sorghum-sudan make great feed for far-off dry cows and heifers. This cycles manure nutrients through the cropping system, maintains an active root system throughout the year, and provides three windows of opportunity for manure application: 1) after corn silage, 2) after triticale harvest, and 3) after sorghum-sudan/before alfalfa.
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We did this exact same rotation but our spring triticale/pea mix was late which pushed back our other crops. But the alfalfa was seeded on September 20th with a Brillion seeder we did this on 430 acres.
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is afere fantastic
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iam fere gared this activati
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why the little wheels under the trailers,you are dutch you should know better😉
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Why not no till each crop? Drill in Sorghum then surface apply manure. Take sorghum off, drill in alfalfa and surface apply manure. Too much soil disturbance and equipment time in the field. Other than that, great rotation. I like it.
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