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Article: Clovers Not a 'Silver Bullet' for High Costs Nitrogen
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 22, 2008
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Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program:
Forage legumes can provide livestock producers some relief from the skyrocketing cost of applying nitrogen fertilizer to their pastures, said a Texas AgriLife Researchscientist.
But there is a lot of "hype" surrounding forage legumes such as crimson or arrowleaf clovers, said Dr. Ray Smith, AgriLife Research legume breeder based in Overton.
"They're not a 'get-out-of-jail card.' They're not a silver bullet, but they do offer some valuable alternatives to high-cost nitrogen," Smith said.
Smith has long advocated the use of clover and ryegrass winter pastures ...