Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality (PEAQ) Stick/Alfalfa Scissors Clip
Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality (PEAQ) Stick/Alfalfa Scissors Clip will be conducted by the Outagamie Forage Council again this year, the same way it always has, with the cooperation and support of many individuals.
Samples will be collected on Monday and Thursday, when the crop reaches a height and stage of maturity when it is reasonable to begin sampling with results posted on Tuesday and Friday at https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/scissorsclip/ or available through voicemail at (920) 832-4769.
| Date | Farm | Height/Maturity Stage | PEAQ/Lab Result |
| 5/15/23 | Sugar Creek Farms – Alf | 22″/Vegetative | 200 RFV / 263 RFQ |
| 5/15/23 | Neighborhood Dairy – Alf | 19″/Vegetative | 215 RFV / 322 RFQ |
| 5/15/23 | Remer Farms (201-058) – Alf | 15.5″/Vegetative | 242 RFV / 319 RFQ |
| 5/15/23 | Knigge Farms (T1/T4) – Alf | 19″/Vegetative | 217 RFV / 316 RFQ |
| 5/15/23 | Larrand Dairy – Alf | 15″/Vegetative | 245 RFV / 297 RFQ |
| 5/15/23 | Birlings Bovine (65) – Alf | 18″/Vegetative | 227 RFV / 287 RFQ |
| 5/15/23 | Birlings Bovine (18) – Rye | 24″/Vegetative | N/A / 208 RFQ |
| 5/15/23 | Oneida Nations Farms – Rye | 19.5″/Vegetative | N/A / 214 RFQ |
| 5/18/23 | Sugar Creek Farms – Alf | 24″/Vegetative | 190 RFV / 241 RFQ |
| 5/18/23 | Neighborhood Dairy – Alf | 22″/Vegetative | 200 RFV / 330 RFQ |
| 5/18/23 | Remer Farms (201-058) – Alf | 18.75″/Vegetative | 223 RFV / 335 RFQ |
| 5/18/23 | Knigge Farms (T1/T4) – Alf | 22.5″/Vegetative | 198 RFV / 311 RFQ |
| 5/18/23 | Larrand Dairy – Alf | 18″/Vegetative | 224 RFV / 311 RFQ |
| 5/18/23 | Birlings Bovine (65) – Alf | 20″/Vegetative | 212 RFV / 316 RFQ |
| 5/18/23 | Birlings Bovine (18) – Rye | 26″/Vegetative | N/A RFV / 219 RFQ |
| 5/18/23 | Oneida Nations Farms – Rye | 23″/Vegetative | N/A RFV / 217 RFQ |
| 5/18/23 | Aaron Barclay – Rye | 25.5″/Vegetative | N/A RFV/ 229 RFQ |
| 5/18/23 | Aaron Barclay – Winter Triticale | 15″/Vegetative | N/A RFV/ 234 RFQ |
| 5/22/23 | Sugar Creek Farms – Alf | 29″/Vegetative | 167 RFV / 219 RFQ |
| 5/22/23 | Neighborhood Dairy – Alf | 26″/Bud | 175 RFV / 260 FRQ |
| 5/22/23 | Remer Farms (201-058) – Alf | 21.5″/Early Bud | 192 RFV / 256 RFQ |
| 5/22/23 | Knigge Farms (T1/T4) – Alf | 26″/Early Bud | 171 RFV / 262 RFQ |
| 5/22/23 | Larrand Dairy – Alf | 22″/Bud | 190 RFV / 278 RFQ |
| 5/22/23 | Birlings Bovine (65) – Alf | 24″/Bud | 181 RFV / 233 RFQ |
| 5/22/23 | Birlings Bovine (18) – Rye | 34″/Boot | N/A RFV / 198 RFQ |
| 5/22/23 | Oneida Nations Farms – Rye | 30″/Boot | N/A RFV / 209 RFQ |
| 5/22/23 | Aaron Barclay – Rye | 30″/Boot | N/A RFV / 207 RFQ |
| 5/22/23 | Aaron Barclay – Winter Triticale | 20″/Vegetative | N/A RFV / 223 RFQ |
| 5/25/23 | Sugar Creek Farms – Alf | “/ | RFV / RFQ |
| 5/25/23 | Neighborhood Dairy – Alf | 30”/Tall Bud | 158 RFV / 234 RFQ |
| 5/25/23 | Remer Farms (201-058) – Alf | 28”/Early Bud, Bud | 164 RFV / 248 RFQ |
| 5/25/23 | Knigge Farms (T1/T4) – Alf | 34”/Bud | 143 RFV / 208 RFQ |
| 5/25/23 | Larrand Dairy – Alf | 25”/Bud | 175 RFV / 282 RFQ |
| 5/25/23 | Birlings Bovine (65) – Alf | 26.5”/Bud | 168 RFV / 261 RFQ |
| 5/25/23 | Birlings Bovine (18) – Rye | ”/ | N/A RFV / RFQ |
| 5/25/23 | Oneida Nations Farms – Rye | 25.5”/Heading | N/A RFV / 199 RFQ |
| 5/25/23 | Aaron Barclay – Rye | 35.5”/Heading | N/A RFV / 204 RFQ |
| 5/25/23 | Aaron Barclay – Winter Triticale | 35.5” / Heading | N/A RFV / 234 RFQ |
| 5/30/23 | Larrand Dairy – Alf | 32″ / Bud | 148 RFV / 218 RFQ |
| 5/30/23 | Birlings Bovine (65) – Alf | 32″ / Bud | 148 RFV / 194 RFQ |
| 5/30/23 | Oneida Nations Farms – Rye | 47.5″ / Heading | N/A RFV /179 RFQ |
| 5/30/23 | Aaron Barclay – Rye | 42 ” / Heading | N/A RFV / 176 RFQ |
| 5/30/23 | Aaron Barclay – Winter Triticale | 26.5″ / Boot | N/A RFV / 205 RFQ |
Thank you to the following farms and collectors:
Sugar Creek Farm (New London) collected by Much Crop Consulting
Neighborhood Dairy (Kaukauna area) collected by Kevin Naze
Dairyland Seed Company Birlings Bovines (Black Creek/Seymour area) collected by Tilth Agronomy
Larrand Dairy (Freedom area) collected by Tilth Agronomy
Knigge Farms (Omro area) – collected by Tilth Agronomy
Remer Farms (Omro area) – collected by Tilth Agronomy
Oneida Nation Farm (Seymour area) – Cereal Rye collected by Tilth Agronomy
Birlings Bovines (Black Creek/Seymour area) – Cereal Rye collected by Tilth Agronomy
Sunny Daze Dairy (Seymour area) – Cereal Rye and Triticale collected by Tilth Agronomy
Outagamie Forage Council to Pilot Project to Monitor Maturity and Quality of Winter Cereal Forages
The number of farms planting winter cereal crops continues to increase every year. There are tens of thousands of acres of these forage crops grown in Northeast and East-Central Wisconsin. While the history of some of these crops may be rooted in their use as a forage to provide supplemental heifer or dry cow feed, we now manage the harvest of these crops quite differently. Many farms have greater forage needs than what their existing cropping acreage can support, so it should not be a surprise to anyone that we cannot allow all of our acreage to remain fallow during the winter months. Crops like winter triticale have proven time and time again that when managed effectively and harvested correctly, they can provide supplemental forage to the lactating dairy herd ration. As a result of the increase in acreage and the necessity to accurately identify the ideal time to the harvest winter cereal crops to maximize both yield and quality, the Outagamie Forage Council will be piloting a project where we collect height and maturity information, and then report lab analysis values for these crops. Results will be posted on this page.
