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Foxtail millet is one of the summer annual grasses that has been suggested for a summer cover crop for the pavment-in-kind (PIK) program, for a smother crop prior to seeding no-till forages, and for a source of summer forage.
There are several different millets that are useful for forage. These are the ones used in this area.
Pearl Millet - is the largest type. It reaches a height of 7-10 ft. and is grown in the South. It is similar to forage sorghum in vegetative appearance.
Foxtail Millet - grows to a height of 2-<i feet and has a spike-like head that is not usually upright. It makes fair quality hav relished by livestock. Seven to eight weeks after seeding, it reaches the early heading stage, when it should be harvested for hay. Unlike pearl millet, it makes little regrowth after it is cut. (German millet and foxtail millet are the same.)
None of these millets contain the prussic acid found in sudangrass, sorghum-sudan, forage sorghum, or grain sorghum. This is an advantage, especially when the plants will be used for summer grazing.
Millet should be seeded between May 15 and July 1. Foxtail millet should be seeded at the rate of 24:10 pounds per acre in either a prepared seedbed or by notill methods where competition is controlled. As with any grass, a response to nitrogen fertilization can be
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