Millet

There are dozens of species of millets grown worldwide.

However, there are only five millets of commercial importance.

These include proso, foxtail, barnyard, browntop and pearl.

Millet is grown for a variety of purposes including livestock feed, making and as a human food source. The best millet for fodder production is proso millet

Millet is a fast-growing cereal plant commonly used as a feed for the cattle, sheep and swine.

Similar to oats and barley in feeding value, millet contains high amounts of protein and fiber.

Millet performs best when fed to livestock in addition to other cereal grains and hays. Livestock should be fed fresh feed and water daily.

Millet, like corn, is quite starchy. Because of this, millet should be used in combination with grains at no more than 50% of the total feed mix.