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Managing Summer Forages After a Frost

November 1, 2024

Frost is a concern for certain forage crops/pasture plants like forage sorghum, grain sorghum, johnsongrass, sorghum-sudangrass, and sudangrass. These grasses contain a compound called Dhurrin which gets converted to cyanide (also known as Prussic acid) during stress events like frost or drought. 

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SS 711 BMR BD

New Sorghum Sudangrass Variety Performing Well in Tough Conditions

August 9, 2022

Our brand new product, SS 711 BMR BD, is performing exceptionally well in not-so-ideal circumstances. After receiving no rain for 45 days and surviving through 100-degree temperatures, the field finally received two substantial rains.

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Summer Annuals - Part 1 - Fertility Management

February 17, 2021

My experiences with summer annuals have been very good. They are often underutilized and undermanaged because of a lack of education on best management practices. I want to take a practical management approach with this article to help other farmers improve their experiences with summer annuals.

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