Crabgrass is generally thought of as a weed, but many cattlemen in the southern regions of the United States consider it a high producing, high quality forage in a double cropping system behind small grain winter annual forages such as wheat, rye, and triticale. Crabgrass is a summer annual forage which is propagated by seed, either volunteer or planted. Crabgrass is adapted to many soil types but grows best on sandy and clay loam soils with good drainage. Crabgrass can be utilized by either grazing or haying.
