2.2

Estimating ideal time of harvesting

Level 3 - Extension Workers, Input & Service Providers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Intoduction

3. Forage quality: Grasses, Alfalfa and Maize

4. Grasses: Best stage for harvesting grasses

5. Drop in grass quality over time

6. Part of a grass plant

7. Selection of crop and stage of harvest

8. Factors affecting the choice of harvesting stage

9. Young grass is a source of nutrients

10. Napier grass - stage of harvesting

11. Napier grass silage

12. Steps in making grass silage

13. Good vs bad silage

14. Good vs bad silage cont...

15.Effects of stage of harvest when making silage

16. Stage of harvest for hay making

17. Energy and digestibility of maturing pasture

18. Hay Making - drying time

19. Harvesting stage for maize silage

20. Access the crop on dry matter (DM) yield

21. The maize kernel at 30-35% dry matter

22. The kernel milk line

23. Determining dry matter in maize crop

24. Stubble height

25. Machinery used for harvesting maize

26. Machinery used for chopping maize

27. Machinery with kernel crushers

28. Legumes

29. Making hay from Alfalfa

30. Making hay from Alfalfa cont...

31. Whole plant analyses of Alfalfa

32. Alfalfa hay - the nutrients are in the leaves