FORAGE CROPS

FISC 58

Course Description

Identification and characteristics of forage legumes and grasses; management and culture of legumes, grasses and grass- legume mixtures; weed, insect, and forage disease control; hay and haymaking; legume, grass, and corn silage; forage varieties and their uses; forage quality and its importance in feeding livestock; pasture types and improvement; forage production trends.

Prerequisties

Declared in Foundations of Farm Management certificate program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.14

-1.02% from Historical

Completion Rate

93.48%

-3.47% from Historical

A Rate

32.61%

3.26% from Historical

Class Size

-3.16% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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