Red Clover Yesterday’s Forage in Tomorrow’s Dairy

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Red Clover Yesterday’s Forage

in Tomorrow’s Dairy

Tom Kilcer Advanced Ag Systems LLC

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25% Reduction in Machinery Cost

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Drying Rate Lump vs Uniform

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 815.0%

17.0%

19.0%

21.0%

23.0%

25.0%

27.0%

29.0%

31.0%

33.0%

35.0%

NarrowPolynomial (Narrow)Wide Lumpy

Hours of drying

% D

ry M

atte

r

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0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.550.0%

55.0%

60.0%

65.0%

70.0%

75.0%

80.0%Moisture Reduction of Red Clover vs Alfalfa

alfalfa clover

Hours of drying

Moi

stur

e of

For

age

TEDDING

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Narrow Final Wide Final Wide Tedd Final26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

31.0

32.0

2013 Tests: Final DM and Drying Hours%

Dry

Mat

ter

7 hours

5.67 hours

26 hours

Traditional 2 Corn 2/3 Haycrop Rotation

Fall kill clover

Seed Red Clover 2 – 3 cuts

3 cuts Red Clover

No-till/min till corn Daily spread manure supplies N

No-till corn No extra N needed15 – 20% high yieldNo Rootworms

3 cuts Red Clover?

Traditional 1 corn 2/3 hay rotation (for heavy soils)

Fall kill clover

No-till corn No extra N needed15 – 20% high yieldNo Rootworms

Spring Seed Oats + Red Clover 1 Cut Forage Oats2 Cuts Clover

3 cut Red Clover?

3 cut Red Clover

1 corn 2/3 hay rotation (for heavy soils)Fall kill clover

No-till/deep till Corn/BMR Sorghum; Harvest last week August. 15- 22+ tons/A

Triticale /Red CloverPlant end of August No-Till/Deep zone till

3 cut Red Clover8-12 tons/A

6 – 12 tons/A Triticale 3 cuts /Red Clover8-15 tons/A

3 cut Red Clover?

1 corn 2/3 hay rotation (for heavy soils)Fall kill clover

No-till/deep till Corn/BMR Sorghum; Harvest early Sept 18- 24+ tons/A

Triticale <Sept 15 No-Till/Deep zone till

3 cut Red Clover8-12 tons/A

6 – 12 tons/A Triticale 2 cuts /Red Clover6-12 tons/A

3 cut Red Clover?

Frost Seed Legumes

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 0

5

10

15

20

25

Series1 corn/BMR triticale clover

Ton

s 35%

DM

Sila

geCorn\Winter Forage\Red Clover Rotation