Use caution when grazing frost-damaged forage crops

Frost-damaged sorghums may contain prussic acid, which can cause health risks for livestock. (NDSU photo

Frost-damaged sorghums may contain prussic acid, which can cause health risks for livestock. (NDSU photo

NDSU Extension As frost begins to appear across parts of the Northern Plains, temperatures have been low enough to cause leaf burning and plant stress in many frost-sensitive annual and perennial forage plants. James Rogers, North Dakota State University Extension forage crops production specialist, highlights three main frost effects: prussic acid production, nitrate accumulations and bloat....

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