2024 Climate-Smart Grown in SC Forages for Beef Cattle Year One Review and Q&A

We have another great training opportunity for you all! After completing Year 1 verifications, we observed some common challenges and questions. In preparation for Year 2, the Climate-Smart Growin in SC Team offered an online training to address some of these challenges and provide a forum for producers to ask questions about the Climate-Smart Grown in SC Forages for Beef Cattle practices. In this video Clemson University’s Forage Specialist, Dr. Liliane Silva, reviews key points for success in establishing and maintaining legumes and grazing management in forage-livestock systems.
Topics by time-point
0:04:08 - pH for legumes
0:06:20 - timing of lime application
0:07:42 - selecting species
0:12:00 - forage mixtures
0:15:48 - Do I need to add N?
0:17:55 - Examples of mixtures
0:20:45 - Broadcast vs. No-till drilling
0:22:52 - How much clover should I have in my pasture?
0:27:58 - Seed quality
0:30:00 - Legume seeding rates
0:31:06 - Pure live seed corrections, seed coating and reading seed tags
0:36:54 - Planting methods
0:42:15 - Managing legumes for persistence, nitrogen fixation and reseeding
0:50:22 - Grazing management
0:58:00 - Producer Q&A