JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES-TARIM BILIMLERI DERGISI, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.303-312, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
Forage crops cultivation in meeting roughage requirement of our animal existence has an important role. Our pastures and rangelands have been destroyed because of excessive and early grazing and not making attention works. Notwithstanding in amount of crossbred and import breed animals compared native breed have been nowadays important increases. Consequently, in order to meet hay requirement of our animal existence apt gradually intensive agriculture, it is necessary increase of forage crops field and yields. With decision 2000/467 numbered council of ministers of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural affairs, in supported forage crops cultivation has occurred important increase. But in these increases is not sufficient to meet requirement hay of available animal existence. Consequently, making supports to increase field and yield of forage crops cultivation have been continued increasing and diversifying. Absolutely seed problem must be solved in forage crops. Farmers must informed about forage crops cultivation and important of forage crops for animal feeding.