Alfalfa
scissor-cut forage quality information will again be made available to area
farmers on the radio (AM1450 KFIZ at 5:53 a.m.) and on the
FORAGEline
phone system this spring. To
access FORAGEline, dial 1-888-893-9947,
at the prompt enter “1”,
then dial the 4-digit access code of 1-2-6-6.
Additionally, we will also post this information on the World Wide
Web at the following address: www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/scicut2000.htm
The alfalfa scissors-cut program is sponsored by the Fond du Lac
County Forage Council with financial support from AgriLand Coop. It involves the cutting and lab analysis of fresh samples of
alfalfa from several area fields. The
information from the forage quality analysis can then be used to help gauge
the optimum time for harvest. In
addition to forage quality lab analysis results, estimated forage quality
using Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality (PEAQ) from the scissors-cut
fields and from fields located throughout the county will also be reported.
Begin listening for results after May 10th.
Samples will initially be taken on Monday (results available Tuesday)
and an additional sample will be taken on Thursday (results available
Friday) as forage quality nears harvest quality.
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