Dry conditions and a late May hard frost never allowed forage to take off this spring. Our spring came in September. The common grasses greened up but there is not a lot of growth. They are obviously trying to survive till next year. "Improved" forages are taking off. Most noticeable is the OG, alfalfa, and chicory growth.
I finished seeding a oats and turnip mix into grazed out soy beans on 8/30. Will finish seeding a rye and hairy vetch mix into sprayed out sod today. It would have been better to plant earlier in August, but I really like planting into moisture after my SS and millet failures this summer.
Our basement sump pump has not run since last summer, so we are not out of it yet. Based on what grew this year - - silage corn is our most productive forage.