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2026 Cool-Season Forage Variety Recommendations for Florida

M. Wallau, , Cheryl Mackowiak, E. Rios, José Dubeux, andM. Babar


Release Date: 9/1/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-AA266-2023

Agriculture

Abstract

This publication provides the most up-to-date information on adapted cool-season forage varieties for our growing season. The recommendation of varieties is based on multi-location, multi-year cultivar evaluation experiments that may include trials in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and other states.

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-84, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy. Original publication date September 2003. Revised June 2010, October 2011, December 2012, September 2013, September 2014, September 2017, September 2018, August 2019, September 2020, August 2021, September 2022, August 2023, August 2024, July 2025, and August 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Wallau, M. (2023). 2023 Cool-Season Forage Variety Recommendations for Florida. EDIS, 2023(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-aa266-2023

Authors

M. Wallau
M. Wallau
Specialist
University of Florida

associate program leader for agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, and forage Extension specialist and associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

Maria E. Mailhos
Maria E. Mailhos

forage team, Department of Agronomy

Cheryl Mackowiak
Cheryl Mackowiak
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor and Extension specialist, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

E. Rios
E. Rios
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor of forage breeding and genetics, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

José Dubeux
José Dubeux
Specialist
University of Florida

professor of forage management, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

M. Babar
M. Babar
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, plant breeding and molecular genetics, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

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