Italian ryegrass - year-round cultivation of fodder beet attracts attention

The Rural Development Administration (RDA, Director Lee Seung-don) announced that field verification of a year-round cropping system linking winter Italian ryegrass (IRG) and summer forage sorghum in reclaimed land has confirmed the establishment of a stable forage production base. This result demonstrates the potential for settling a forage crop production system utilizing reclaimed land, and it is expected to contribute to reducing forage costs for farmers and stabilizing domestic forage supply in the future. Reclaimed land has great potential as a forage crop cultivation site, but its productivity is unstable due to complex environmental factors such as summer flooding, poor drainage, salt damage, and high temperatures. Selecting suitable crops and establishing a cropping system are key to securing productivity. In the Saemangeum reclaimed land verification test, Italian ryegrass harvested an average of 8.9 tons per hectare and forage sorghum 8 tons, recording a total yield of ...