Hybrid Rye for Cattle

Hybrid Rye for Cattle Pages: Hybrid Rye Forage for Beef and Dairy Cattle | Hybrid Rye Grain for Beef and Dairy Cattle

When it comes to feeding cattle, nutritionists and producers look for ingredients that can provide several key elements to their feeding programs. Excellent nutritional quality and price are top of mind for everyone. However, there are other factors that can influence which feed ingredients are selected by a farm, including crop yield, consistency of quality, flexibility in end use and benefits to overall farm management practices. KWS Hybrid Rye checks off many of these boxes, delivering a strong feeding program for beef and dairy cattle as either a grain or forage.

KWS Hybrid Rye is the highest yielding cereal crop, meaning you can feed more animals per acre on farm. KWS hybrid rye yields 20-40% higher than conventional rye grain and 10-30% higher than wheat grain. As a forage, yields can be 40% higher than spring wheat, 25% higher than spring barley and 20% over conventional rye. Hybrid rye is winter hardy, drought resistant and provides soil cover over winter months, providing several added benefits beyond cattle feeding, meaning it provides flexibility and risk-management on farm.

Research is ongoing in Canada and the United States to further understand the benefits of feeding hybrid rye to beef and dairy cattle, and to develop recommended feeding practices.