Whether being grown as a monoculture, with small grains or in a corn silage rotation, balansa clover’s nitrogen fixation and weed control makes it a viable option for silage—with forage yields of 20 ...

TANGENT, Ore. — Pulling apart a thick tangle of balansa clover stems, farmer Mike Coon likes what he sees beneath: bare ground. The lack of annual bluegrass and other weeds growing under the balansa ...

Feeding clover to ewes pre-lambing has resulted in savings of £1.68 a head in bought-in feed as well as improving soil fertility while reducing the need for chemical inputs. Pearce Hughes planted a ...

Cows prefer silage containing red clover, which also boosts their milk production. New research conducted in Finland also discovered that silage made from grass in late summer is no comparison for the ...