Sorghum Sudangrass

Integrating cover crops in vegetable cropping systems. Watch this video to learn about this heat and drought tolerant cover crop, that is fast growing, produces a tremendous about of biomass, and contributes to soil organic matter. For more information on sustainable vegetable production visit www.extension.iastate.edu/vegetablelab

[@tnoutdoordudes]

Cover crops were used by the old timer.sMy great grandfather used red clover and then manure as fertilize.That’s all they had before chemicals.apparently it’s now coming back because it works

[@victoriaaajang6553]

Those once are looking good

[@portalacademy269]

Very informative

[@cormus1]

Can you cut at, say, 3 feet high and bale that for feed and get another cut off of the field later in the season?

[@HorseScooter]

What variety of Sorghum Sudan Grass did you use and what was the drill rate?

[@verawol3111]

When does this done as a cover crop is it just tilled under?

[@verawol3111]

Can this be used to feed animals or as with regular sorghum cannot be used to make syrup sorghum syrup? Thank you

[@gangadharababung982]

How much water required for one acre

[@Shelly0356]

Is there a difference in quality between the first second and third cuttings? Thanks great video

[@ajayagri]

Shelly, sorry for the delayed response but what I have observed is that the second cutting grows very quick. The amount of biomass generated in the second cutting is slightly higher than the first

[@andredejager484]

Can be used for feeding what animals. Dairy ,beef sheep etc

[@MrBucidart]

Ajay, How do you kill it? till or freeze? It looks like there are a lot of seeds on that grass..

[@ajayagri]

Joe,
Since it is a summer cover crop, it winter killed in Iowa.

[@tnoutdoordudes]

From what I have read about it. U cut it when it gets to a certain height before it seeds and it re grows with a stronger root system to cut deep threw the ground

[@ajayagri]

Hi Joe, I have tried both. If I seed in early fall then I let the winter take care of the kill. If seeded in summer, I flail now and then till it under

[@patrickc8190]

do you use a regular mower or a flail mower each time you mow it?

[@ajayagri]

Hi Patrick, a flail mower is what I have used. Given the amount of biomass, a flail mower would be required

[@patrickc8190]

thanks for your reply !

[@patrickc8190]

Does it need to be seeded at 45lbs/acre if you want to keep it mowed down for getting organic matter into the soil ,as I'm told it regrows a big root system each time you mow it?

[@manwellpintwo]

Please Explain morphology about Sudangrass

[@manwellpintwo]

Hello I'am interested to cultive this forrage in my countries East Timor 🇹🇱

[@malisakhonekhom9598]

Hi, i m from Lao PDR ,thank you for sharing ,i would like to plant Sudan grass please tell me how to do i have grain of Sudan of Vietnam from Agriculture shop

[@ajayagri]

Hello, you might have to check with your local seed distributor to see if sorghum sudangrass is available