Yield & Cost Comparison of Annual Forages

Crop
D.M. Yield (mt/ac)
Cost ($/mt of dry matter)
Perennial Forage
3.5
$16.43
Oats
3.36
$24.89
Fall Fye
1.6
$48.24
Winter Triticale
1.8
$46.00
Italian Ryegrass
2.68
$29.01
Westerwold Ryegrass
2.97
$2618
Oats + Fall Rye
3.08
$26.96
Oats + Winter Triticale
3.26
$26.40
Oats + Rye + Triticale
2.89
$29.76
Oats + Italian Ryegrass
3.38
$24.82
Oats + Westerwold Ryegrass
3.50
$23.97
Cereal + Peas
3.36
$25.60
Soybean Silage
3.56
$33.91
Corn Silage
5.5
$37.27
Barley Silage
2.5
$38.40
Triticale Silage
2.75
$38.91
Common Sorghum Sudan
2.3
$42.61
Sudan Grass
2.5
$51.20
Pearl Millet
2.8
$50.36

 



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