Forage Managment Calendar

May

• Finish planting cool-season forages by early May.
• Seed warm-season grasses.
• Seed summer-annual grasses.
• Continue scouting for alfalfa weevil begin scouting for potato leaf hoppers.
• If excess forage is available in pasture, then divert some of the paddocks into hay/silage production.
• Apply phosphorus and potassium to forages after the first harvest according to soil test recommendations.
• Harvest fall seeded small grains at the boot stage for top quality.
• Begin making hay or silage from perennial forages based on the quality forage you wish to harvest.