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WWRC 97-05bbb
The Wyoming Annual Medic Breeding Program -- Improving Water Use Efficiency and Water Quality in the Winter Wheat Agroecosystem

Outline

• Summer Fallow Wates Water in Wyoming

• The Australian Ley Farming System

• The Benfits of Annual Medics in the Ley Farming System
  1. Water Use Efficiency

  2. Water Quality

  3. Air Quality

  4. Soil Conservation

  5. Soil Quality

  6. The End of Strip Farming

  7. Self-Regenerating Pastures

  8. Reduced Fertilizer Imputs

  9. Intergrated Pest Management

  10. Quality Livestock Forage

• Six Essential Traits for Winter Annual Medics in Wyoming
  1. Winterhardiness

  2. Nitrogen Fixation

  3. Regeneration

  4. Competitiveness

  5. Forage Production

  6. Early and Prolific Seed-Set

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