Using Sweetpotato Greens: Livestock Feed - SARE Grant Management System

SW23-951 (project overview)

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2023: $313,125.00

Projected End Date: 04/01/2026

Grant Recipient: WSU Extension Regional Small Farms Program

Region: Western

State: Washington

Principal Investigator:

Laurel Moulton

WSU Extension Regional Small Farms Program

Co-Investigators:

Dr. Carol Miles

WSU Mount Vernon NWREC

Clea Rome

Washington State University

Description:

A fact sheet describing the nutritional value and feeding guidlines for feeding sweetpotato greens to livestock. Includes the description of a feeding event with a horse, Scottish Hylander cows, and a goat.

Type:

Fact Sheet

Target audiences:

Farmers/Ranchers; Educators

URL:

https://vegetables.wsu.edu/feeding-sweetpotato-greens-to-livestock/

This product is associated with the project "Sweetpotatoes: Testing traits for increased market value and sustainable production for direct market farms in the maritime northwest"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.