b'ANNUAL FORAGE (continued) ANNUAL FORAGESYield ComparisonsF The MCVET Annual Forage trials evaluated different crop types and varieties for forage yield and quality for livestock feed. FAnnual crops are more moisture efficient than perennial forages such as alfalfa or timothy. The 2023 annual forage trial combined all crops and varieties in one trial with three replicates per site.O Both warm (sorghum, millet) and cool season crops were included in the trials. Warm season crops are more drought and heat tolerant than coolQuality is highly dependent on plant maturity at harvest. Barley was harvested in mid dough stage; oats & triticale Oseason crops. at milk- early dough stage; peas at early pod wrinkle; millet and sorghum at heading.R Varieties were selected for their higher grain yield, taller growth, lodging resistance, smooth awns and better disease resistance. 1 RQuality is highly dependent on plant maturity at harvest. For optimium quality: harvest barley at early-mid dough stage; oats & triticale at milk-early2023 Dry Matter Yield (tonnes/acre)A dough stage; peas at full pod formation; millet and sorghum at early heading. CropVarietyArborgCarberryCarmanMelitaRoblinAverage AVariety Descriptions OatsCDC Haymaker5.34.85.24.35.15.0OatsCDC Arborg5.87.85.24.24.35.5G Variety descriptions for wheat, barley and oat crop types can be found in the Cereal Crops section of SEED Manitoba 2024 page 22. OatsCDC Endure4.96.44.54.54.54.9 GField pea variety information can be found on page 86. OatsOT60365.13.24.93.74.64.3E Oat Average4.9 ETRITICALE BarleyAB Advantage6.14.65.55.16.65.6BarleyAB Tofield5.94.95.54.75.55.3Days toResistance Level: BarleyCDC Renegade7.07.85.15.06.16.2MaturityStemLeaf Barley Average5.7C Variety(+/- Banjo)LodgingRustRustBuntFusarium Peas/BarleyCDC Lewochko - AB Advantage6.15.75.85.26.25.8 CAC Alta-1GR R R Peas/OatsCDC Lewochko - CDC Arborg5.85.54.83.54.44.8R AC Certa-3GRRRI Pea/cereal Average2 5.3 RBanjo100 daysGRRR Spring TriticalePronghorn 3.26.23.73.43.84.1Pronghorn-4GRRRI Proso MilletCrown22.73.45.05.34.24.1O SANDRO-3GRRR Foxtail MilletSiberian22.85.74.74.64.44.4 OMillet Average4.3P SeedSeed SizeDays toDays to Sorghum Sudangrasscommon26.07.09.34.96.8 P Color(seeds/lb)HeadMaturity Forage Sorghumcommon26.87.215.16.38.9S FOXTAIL MILLET Sorghum Average7.8 SYellow (Golden German) Yellow160-170,00075-9085-95 Grand Mean (tonnes/acre)5.35.76.04.55.1Red (Siberian)Red169-170,00055-7070-90 CV %13.716.710.613.614.4PROSO MILLET LSD (0.05)1.21.61.11.01.2Green (Crown)Gray/Green70-90,00050-6085-90 Sig Diffyesyesyesyesyes Red (Cerise)Red70-90,00050-6085 Seeding Date16-May12-May26-May25-May19-MayYellow (AC Prairie Gold) Yellow70-90,00050-6075 Harvest DateJuly 26 to Aug 11 & Aug 15 toJuly 27 & Aug 3 &SORGHUM Aug 24Aug 24Sept 12Aug 8Sept 1Forage Sorghum85-90Sorghum Sudangrass80-85 1 Dry matter yields measured under a one-cut system.2 Due to lack of availability, common seed was used.Seed source for millet & sorghum Imperial SeedSeed source for triticale Zeghers SeedQuality ComparisonsForage Quality1RFV (%)2 CP (%)3 TDN (%)4CropVarietyArborgCarberryCarmanMelitaRoblinAverageArborgCarberryCarmanMelitaRoblinAverageArborgCarberryCarmanMelitaRoblinAverageOatsCDC Haymaker100102118991208.18.011.79.010.262.463.364.063.066.3OatsCDC Arborg989513810412410.26.810.810.610.461.461.167.462.168.0OatsCDC Endure1029914510513710.26.812.59.610.061.559.770.762.870.4OatsOT6036109981311051149.57.510.810.29.664.561.567.065.866.6Oat Average103991331051251139.57.311.59.910.19.662.561.467.363.467.864.5BarleyAB Advantage1381511761661689.38.111.39.010.770.673.472.175.076.5BarleyAB Tofield1621251871471777.77.711.18.39.874.468.775.274.479.1BarleyCDC Renegade1501791491481727.58.911.88.79.270.976.369.172.676.1Barley Average1501521711541721608.28.211.48.79.99.372.072.872.174.077.273.6Peas/BarleyCDC Lewochko - AB Advantage1092231238711813.68.311.78.210.968.670.970.668.372.7Peas/OatsCDC Lewochko - CDC Arborg1161151161271009.97.811.811.411.467.058.565.163.569.2Pea/cereal Average11316912010710912311.88.111.89.811.210.567.864.767.965.971.067.4Spring TriticalePronghorn512213712611214512811.48.410.610.410.610.367.169.267.264.671.567.9Proso MilletCrown51089910610910910.46.88.97.311.466.062.163.565.068.0Foxtail MilletSiberian598941311011048.46.712.48.011.161.659.265.861.264.2Millet Average103971191051071069.46.810.77.711.39.163.860.764.763.166.163.7Sorghum sudangrasscommon5911081371041077.17.610.77.39.860.564.869.464.365.1Forage Sorghumcommon5971151561199.79.35.58.163.966.671.668.3Sorghum Average941121471121071148.48.58.17.79.88.562.265.770.566.365.166.01 Quality tests were done by wet chemistry and were a composite of the three plots/site.2 Relative feed value (RFV)3 Crude protein (CP)4 Total Digestive Nutrients (TDN)5 Due to lack of availability, common seed was used.112SEED MANITOBA 2024SEEDMB.CA SEEDMB.CASEED MANITOBA 2024 113'