2.2

Estimating ideal time of harvesting

Level 2 - Lead Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Introduction

3. Forage quality: Grasses, Alfalfa and Maize

4. Grasses: Best stage for harvesting grasses

5. Selection of crop and stage of harvest

6. Factors affecting the choice of harvesting stage

7. Young grass is a source of nutrients

8. Napier grass - stage of harvesting

9. Steps in making grass silage e.g. using Napier grass

10. Good vs bad silage

11. Good vs bad silage cont...

12. Stage of harvest for hay making

13. Harvesting stage for maize silage

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

15. Themaize kernel at 30-35% dry matter

16. The kernel milk line

17. Determining dry matter in maize crop

18.Stubble height

19. Machinery used for harvesting maize

20. Machinery used for chopping maize

21. Machinery with kernel crushers

22. Legumes

23. Making hay from Alfalfa

24. Making hay from Alfalfa cont...

25. Alfalfa hay - the nutrients are in the leaves