ten great reasons for growing clover oregon clover commission
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1.Biological Nitrogen Fixation 2.Improved Forage Quality 3.Better Distribution of Growth 4.Increased Forage Yield 5.Reduced Risk 6.Benefits in Crop Rotation 7.Reduced Animal Toxicities 8.Environmental Acceptability 9.More Interesting and Attractive Pastures 10.Increased Profit Oregon Clover CommissionTRANSCRIPT
Ten Great Ten Great Reasons for Reasons for
Growing Growing CloverCloverOregon Clover Commission
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1.1.Biological Nitrogen FixationBiological Nitrogen Fixation2.2. Improved Forage QualityImproved Forage Quality3.3.Better Distribution of Better Distribution of
GrowthGrowth4.4. Increased Forage YieldIncreased Forage Yield5.5.Reduced RiskReduced Risk6.6.Benefits in Crop RotationBenefits in Crop Rotation7.7.Reduced Animal ToxicitiesReduced Animal Toxicities8.8.Environmental AcceptabilityEnvironmental Acceptability9.9.More Interesting and More Interesting and
Attractive PasturesAttractive Pastures10.10.Increased ProfitIncreased Profit
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BiologicalBiologicalNitrogenNitrogenFixationFixation
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Nitrogen FixationNitrogen Fixation
40 to more than 200 40 to more than 200 pounds / acre / yearpounds / acre / year
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Improved Improved Forage Forage QualityQuality
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Forage Quality DifferenceForage Quality Difference
Forage Crude Protein Digestibility Time in
Rumen
-------------%------------ hours
Grasses 15.3 55 90
Legumes 19.3 62 36Source: University of Kentucky
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Clover Increases GainClover Increases GainPasture Daily
GainLb/steer
Total Gain
Lb/steer
Total GainLb/A
Fescue + Ladino
1.53 307 582
Fescue + Nitrogen*
1.06 203 374
*150 lbs/N/ac/yrSource: Hoveland, et.al., Bull. #500, Alabama.
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Improved Improved Distribution Distribution of Growthof Growth
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YIELD
MONTHMAR FEB
Cool season grasses Do Not produce as well duringhot, dry months of summer. Deep-rooted clovers like red
clover can improve summer production.
AUG
SUMMERSLUMP
Winter annuals(small grain/annualryegrass/annual clovers) Warm-season
perennial grasses
Winter annuals(small grain/annualryegrass/annual clovers)
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Growth curves for warm season perennial grasses and winter annuals.
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Increased Increased Forage Forage YieldYield
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YIELDS (LB DM/AC) OF RYE, RYEGRASS YIELDS (LB DM/AC) OF RYE, RYEGRASS & LEGUMES;& LEGUMES;
6 LOCATIONS, 3 YR AVG6 LOCATIONS, 3 YR AVGRye, Ryegrass, 200# N 5,771Yuchi Arrowleaf Clover 5,530Turkish Clover 5,408Autauga Crimson Clover 5,331Regal Ladino Clover 5,248Redland Red Clover 5,226Cahaba White Vetch 5,008Mt. Barker Sub Clover 4,940
Hoveland & Alison - AAES Bulletin 543 Oregon Clover Commission
Reduced Reduced RiskRisk
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Benefits in Benefits in Crop Crop
RotationRotationOregon Clover Commission
Reduced Reduced Animal Animal
ToxicitiesToxicitiesOregon Clover Commission
Environmental Environmental AcceptabilityAcceptability
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More Interesting More Interesting and Attractive and Attractive
PasturesPasturesOregon Clover Commission
Increased Increased ProfitProfit
PotentialPotentialOregon Clover Commission
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Funding For This Presentation Was Provided By:
Oregon Clover CommissionP.O. Box 2042
Salem, Oregon 97308-2042Phone: 503-370-7019 FAX: 503-587-8063
E-mail: [email protected]
Developed by: Dr. Garry Lacefield, University of KentuckyDr. Don Ball, Auburn University
John McCulley, Oregon Clover Commission