Perennial Cereal Grain Crops Project

In the last year of this project, we continue to evaluate the intermediary wheat grass and winter rye intercropped with alfalfa, white clover and sainfoin in alternate and same-row seeding methods for grain and forage systems at different sites. The data on long-term ecosystem services provided by the perennial cereals and legumes would help us understand the implications of integrating these crops on crop-livestock farms. The rye (ACE-1) and wheat (Krenza) varieties have dual purposes, and their efficacy in grazing and grain combining is being studied.