THE DEPARTMENT OF CROP AND SOIL SCIENCES AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

CSS 312
The Forage Crops Course

Welcome!

Forage crops are those cultivated and wild plant species that are used to feed livestock. They also play essential roles in protecting and restoring agricultural ecosystems and have an important place in sound soil and water management. This course should be valuable to students who want to know about the practical management of forage crop resources, either for livestock feed or environmental enhancement.

Course Catalog Description:

• CSS 312 -- Forage Crops -- Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisites: Introductory course in crop and/or soil science (e.g. SCAS 190, 260); Recommended: ANSC 212 (Animal Nutrition). Lecs, MWF 9:05;lab, M 1:25-4:25. G.W. Fick
• This course considers the production and management of crops used for livestock feed in terms of establishment, growth, maintenance, harvesting, and preservation. It emphasizes forage grasses, forage legumes, and corn and considers their value as livestock feed in terms of energy, protein, and other nutritional components. It also addresses the role of forage crops in environmental conservation and bioenergy production.

Places to Go:

• More about forages
  • Web Resources About Forages
  • New York State Feed and Hay Market Summary: For use with Cornell FORVAL
• More about the course
  • Objectives
  • Organization: Instructors, meeting times, prerequistes, texts, grading, exam dates
  • Syllabus: Lecture calendar, topics, assignments, exam coverage and dates
  • Laboratory: Laboratory objectives, calendar, topics, grading
  • Old Exams
• Other useful places
  • The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
  • CU Library Gateway
  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Cornell University

Suggestions or questions about this page should be addressed to Gary W. Fick.
Last updated: 15 January 2007
First created: 11 January 1996