Wet summer lowers Florida Panhandle hay quality

- The vast majority of nitrogen fertilizer applied to hay fields in the spring or early summer was likely leached away by all the rains before the grass was able to utilize it. The amount of nitrogen grass is able to uptake has a direct correlation with the level of protein supplied to livestock dig...

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Published inSoutheast Farm Press
Main Author Mauldin, Mark
Format Magazine Article Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Clarksdale Penton Media, Inc., Penton Business Media, Inc. and their subsidiaries 16.09.2013
Informa
Subjects
Environmental aspects
Hay
Influence
Nitrogen fertilizers
Nutritional aspects
Rain and rainfall
Florida
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Summary:- The vast majority of nitrogen fertilizer applied to hay fields in the spring or early summer was likely leached away by all the rains before the grass was able to utilize it. The amount of nitrogen grass is able to uptake has a direct correlation with the level of protein supplied to livestock digesting the forage.
ISSN:0194-0937
2161-9212