Research
Annual brassica-oat mixture for finishing beef cattle
The MSU Forage Research Program focuses on use of forage crops to improve sustainability and resilience of Michigan agriculture. Resilience is the ability of a system to recover from stressful events like drought, heat, cold, soil degradation, or economic upsets. The program is funded through federal and state grant programs, industry support, and service fees.
Ongoing Projects
- Solving Alfalfa Autotoxicity
- Agricultural Resilience CAP Project (RCAP)
- Intercropping Alfalfa with Corn
- Quantifying Nitrogen Fixation by Forage Legumes
Completed Projects
- Yield and Forage Quality of Low Lignin Alfalfa
- Forage and Cover Crop Potential of Annual Clovers in Michigan
- Building a Better Birdsfoot Trefoil
- Yellow flower alfalfa
- Forages for Biofuel