"Sudangrass can be harvested as pasture, green chop or silage, but is superior in forage yields to other sorghums only when used for past...Read Moreure. It provides abundant pasture in mid to late summer when perennial cool season forages, such as alfalfa, timothy, and bromegrass are generally dormant. Yields of 3 to 4 tons/acre of dry matter or 10 to 12 tons/acre of green feed or silage are possible. Sudangrass can be pastured 5 to 6 weeks after planting. The pasture may be cut or grazed when regrowth reaches 18 to 20 in., which may take 3 to 4 weeks under favorable weather conditions. In the Upper Midwest three or more cuttings per season are common. Hay as green chop should be made at or before the boot stage, approximately 7 to 8 weeks after planting. (45 to 60 days are required for regrowth before a second cutting.) Piper is an early maturing sudangrass variety that is preferred for pasture. Piper usually yields as much as any other variety for pasture, has a low prussic acid content and has more disease resistance than other sudangrass varieties.". We use to grow this stuff when I was a kid. It can be planted in the summer for a fall crop. Good silage but difficult to cure for hay. Cows love it.
"Sudangrass can be harvested as pasture, green chop or silage, but is superior in forage yields to other sorghums only when used for past...Read More