Fodder Production and Conservation

Learn the best agronomical practices for non-leguminous fodder crop production, including cereal and grass fodders, cultivation methods, irrigation, fertilizer management, harvesting, and yield optimization for livestock farming.

Learn the most important terminology used in forage production, grassland management, pasture systems, silage, haymaking, and livestock feeding. A complete glossary for agriculture and animal science students and professionals.

Learn the importance of fodder and grasslands in livestock production, including animal nutrition, pasture management, forage resources, and sustainable grazing practices

Learn about pasture-based farming and ranching, including natural and artificial pastures, grazing systems, benefits, forage crops, and pasture management for livestock production.

Learn about grazing management systems including rotational, deferred, controlled continuous, and deferred rotational grazing. Understand how proper grazing improves forage productivity, livestock nutrition, and soil fertility.

Learn effective grassland improvement and management techniques including weed control, reseeding, controlled burning, grazing management, and soil conservation for sustainable livestock production.

Learn about grasslands, their ecological importance, major types, and the harmful effects of overgrazing. Explore grassland ecosystems, vegetation, and sustainable grazing management.

Fodder crops are plants cultivated mainly for feeding livestock such as cattle, buffaloes, sheep, and goats. These crops include grasses, legumes, and tree fodders that provide essential nutrients for animal growth, milk production, and health.

Learn about fodder production and classification of fodders including forage, hay, silage, straw, stovers, haulms, grasses, and characteristics of fodder crops in animal nutrition.