Unlike sudangrass, sorghum-sudangrass and forage sorghum, pearl millet doesn’t accumulate prussic acid, which means that cattle wouldn’t have to be temporarily removed because of an early frost.

“Crabgrass, pearl millet and Sudangrass are summer annual grasses that can be seeded now to strengthen the summer grazing rotation,” says Davis. Furthermore, if plans are to renovate cool ...

Sorghum x sudangrass hybrid and pearl millet – Both of these are annual grasses. They are relatively tall growing grasses that can be quite productive with timely summer rains.

Pearl millet, crabgrass, forage sorghum, sudangrass and sorghum-sudan hybrids are annual, warm-season, seeded grasses that grow quickly in the spring and summer months and offer high-yielding and ...

Unlike sudangrass, sorghum-sudangrass and forage sorghum, pearl millet doesn't accumulate prussic acid, which means cattle wouldn't have to be temporarily removed because of an early frost.

Other options for fall forage include planting pearl millet or browntop millet the last of August. Browntop millet has a very fast growth cycle and can provide grazing in 30 days.

Forage varieties can grow to over 40 inches in height, and be cut 75 to 90 days after seeding. Foxtail millet grows shorter than pearl millet and has a finer stem, making it easier to harvest as hay.

However, DeLaune demonstrated the potential rooting depth and below-ground biomass developed in 60 days of growth of both pearl millet and forage cowpea.

With increasing drought conditions in the Texas High Plains, researchers test sorghum and pearl millet as alternatives to corn.

On the pearl millet side, he said he would target producers who still have forage millets who might want to use his female line for forage production.At a minimum, Jessup intends to release both ...