Interseeding Legumes into Established Cool Season Pastures

Project Overview

FNC07-660
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2007: $2,758.50
Projected End Date: 12/31/2009
Region: North Central
State: Kansas
Project Coordinator:
Calvin Adams
Adams Ranch

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: clovers, medics/alfalfa, vetches

Practices

  • Animal Production: rangeland/pasture management
  • Crop Production: no-till

    Proposal summary:

    Eight carefully select legumes will be inter0seeded into two paddocks of an established Smooth Bromegrass pasture using a no-till drill. Legume establishment will be measured with a frequency frame sampled three times during the establishment year.

    Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.