Technical Abstract: Double-cropping forages may help to ameliorate excess soil nutrients in manure-impacted fields. Studies were conducted on Savannah soil with a 30+ yr history of broiler litter to determine the yield of biomass and P in bermudagrass (summer) and ryegrass-bermudagrass (year-round) forage systems. During a 3-yr ‘build up’ phase, bermudagrass was fertilized with 0, 4.5, 9, 18, and 36 Mg/ha litter. During the ‘drawdown’ phase, half the plot area was overseeded with annual ryegrass in 2001, 2002, and 2003. All plots were fertilized in summer with ammonium nitrate to provide 268 kg N/ha/yr. Soils analysis (0-15 cm depth) in April 2004 found Mehlich-3 extractable P (M3-P), Cu and Zn were elevated when 9 Mg/ha litter was used. Total P uptake by forages was greatest at 18 and 36 Mg/ha litter, and the additional harvest of ryegrass removed significantly more P, Cu, and Zn than bermudagrass in 2002 and 2004, but not 2003. Analysis of M3P within four sampling dates found no significant effect of forage system or its interaction with litter rate. Across sampling dates, M3-P decreased by 52, 61, 58, 87, and 131 mg/kg at 0, 4.5, 9, 18, and 36 Mg/ha litter, respectively. When 0 and 9 Mg/ha litter was used, M3-P averaged 23 mg/kg greater in ryegrass-bermudagrass than bermudagrass winter fallow, suggesting increased P cycling in soil by the double-cropping system. Results demonstrate an advantage of ryegrass-bermudagrass for enhanced nutrient removal, particularly when rainfall was less than adequate for optimum bermudagrass yield.