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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