CSS 312 (The Forage Crops Course) Cornell University

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• To learn the fundamental principles and facts about forage crops as agricultural resources in terms of their
  • a) nutritional value as livestock feed,
  • b) utilization as hay, silage, and pasture,
  • c) growth and development,
  • d) maintenance of production,
  • e) establishment,
  • f) and the integration of these topics to provide understanding of how sustained yields of high quality forage are attained.
• To acquire a basis for appreciation and wise utilization of forage crops as biological and ecological resources for the conservation of the environment and the production of biofuels.

Last updated: 15 January 2007

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