Forage and crops

Question 1

Timothy grass

Answer 1

Ideal for spring grazing because it matures weeks later. It is very palatable to animals

Question 2

Wheatgrass

Answer 2

Contains many antioxidants that provide health benefits such as slowing cancer development. Good for erosion control and tolerate salty soil

Question 3

Kentucky Bluegrass

Answer 3

Very good cold tolerance and easily healing itself after damage. Popular in athletic fields.

Question 4

Orchard Grass

Answer 4

Make to use quality grass hay. Fast growing and can be harvested earlier than other cool season grasses

Question 5

Smooth Bromegrass

Answer 5

Survive during droughts and periods of very cold temperatures. Crude protein content is high

Question 6

Switchgrass

Answer 6

Great for ethanol production. Good for an ornamental plant

Question 7

Bermudagrass

Answer 7

Highly durable and contains lots of water. High yield and tolerates overgrazing better than others

Question 8

Little bluestem

Answer 8

Does not require fertilizer to grow well. Very drought tolerant and good for dry areas.

Question 9

Big bluestem

Answer 9

Very nutritious forage for animals and can treat stomach pain. Good ornamental plant that can recover quick after heavy rain damage

Question 10

Grama grass

Answer 10

Tolerates shallow soil, air pollution, high temperatures. Highly palatable to grazing animals and inhibits growth of weeds.

Question 11

Alfalfa

Answer 11

Great for hay production and is high in protein and vitamins. Very drought resistance and pest resistance

Question 12

White clover

Answer 12

Tolerates close grazing and mowing. It also grows well as a companion plant in grass mixtures.

Question 13

Red clover

Answer 13

Can reduce the risk of osteoporosis in women. It can be ground to make flour and high protein content.

Question 14

Silage

Answer 14

Forage is harvested and cut into smaller pieces when nutrient content and moisture levels are at their highest.
Harvested forage is compressed and stored without oxygen to allow fermentation.
Fermentation takes about 3 weeks.

Question 15

Hay

Answer 15

Legumes and grasses are harvested before seeds ripen. After harvest this forage is sun dried in the field to 15% moisture. Dried forage is packed in bales.

Question 16

Continuous grazing

Answer 16

Where animals graze the whole pasture for a long time without rest for the pasture plants.

Question 17

Rotational grazing

Answer 17

Involves dividing the pasture into smaller paddocks and moving animals to different paddocks after certain number of days.

Question 18

Strip grazing

Answer 18

Movable fence allows access to forage at one end of the pasture. After a period of time the fence is moved farther out in the field to allow access to more forage.

Question 19

Forward Grazing

Answer 19

Two group of animals within a species are raised on the same paddock at different points of time. After the first group leaves the second group comes in to clean up the left overs. The two groups differ of nutritional needs

Question 20

Mob grazing

Answer 20

Large number of animals raised in small area for short duration of time. This leads to more total land being grazed because of the competition and animals are moved several times per day