Trial Name: 2024 PRLL Annual Clovers Companion Cropping
Description
Companion cropping is the practice of growing a forage crop alongside a grain crop to optimize land-use efficiency so that a field can be used for hay or as a pasture after the main crop is harvested. Using small plots on a research farm in North Star, AB, this trial aims to determine which of three species of annual clover (White Clover, Crimson Clover, or Subterranean Clover) grown alongside a field crop (CWRS wheat or canola). The clovers are either sown by a disc drill or broadcast over the plot, therefore revealing which seeding method will yield better results for companion cropping.
Project Details:
Seeding Date:
Seeding Depth:
0.25-1"
Maintenance Applications:
- May 20 - Glyphosate 1 L/ac
- May 27 - Urea 100 lb/ac; S15 80 lb/ac