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W Texas | Any variety will work with dry weather. Don’t know what summer weather you have there, but you need 5-6 days dry weather to cure and another day to haul off the field.
If quality is not a primary concern, photoperiod sensitive will yield the best and give you the longest harvest window.
Drill 30 lb/acre. Swath when chest tall if you want quality. Waiting longer increases the drying time to the point it isnt worth the risk.
Chest tall solid stand will be around 2.5 tons/acre. Could probably get 3 full cuttings and some regrowth for grazing. Graze before frost or Wait at least two weeks after a killing frost to graze due to Prussia acid, which escapes/volatilizes as the plant dies. Test forage if concerned or read the ag school websites.
Swath 8” high to promote regrowth.
Iron chlorosis is a potential problem on desert basin soils. But if you can grow sorghum or forage sorghum, soils are fine.
Edited by jimsonweed 12/13/2018 21:37
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What should I plant - limited water
