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.
Thanks in advance to Knutzen Crop Consulting, Dairyland Seeds, and Tilth Agronomy for their support of the program along with the host farms of Sugar Creek Farms, Neighborhood Dairy, Birling’s Bovines, and Larrand Dairy.
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 Level |
PEAQ/Lab Result |
| 5-16-22 | Sugar Creek | 16″/Vegetative | 237 RFV / 285 RFQ |
| 5-16-22 | Neighborhood Dairy | 15″/Vegetative | 245 RFV / 314 RFQ |
| 5-16-22 | Birlings Bovines | 17.8″/Vegetative | 225 RFV / 285 RFQ |
| 5-16-22 | Larrand Dairy | 16″/Vegetative | 237 RFV / 312 RFQ |
| 5-16-22 | Oneida Nation Farm – R&T | 15.5″/Vegetative | 135 RFV / 213 RFQ |
| 5-16-22 | Birlings Bovines – R&T | 21″/Vegetative | 129 RFV / 202 RFQ |
| 5-16-22 | Bob Van De Loo | 24.5″/Vegetative | 125 RFV / 196 RFQ |
| 5-19-22 | Sugar Creek | 20″/Vegetative | 211 RFV / 282 RFQ |
| 5-19-22 | Neighborhood Dairy | 20″/Vegetative | 211 RFV / 321 RFQ |
| 5-19-22 | Birlings Bovines | 20″/Vegetative | 211 RFV / 294 RFQ |
| 5-19-22 | Larrand Dairy | 17.5″/Vegetative | 227 RFV / 252 RFQ |
| 5-19-22 | Oneida Nation Farm – R&T | 17″/Vegetative | 120 RFV / 192 RFQ |
| 5-19-22 | Birlings Bovines – R&T | 25″/Vegetative | 130 RFV / 200 RFQ |
| 5-19-22 | Bob Van De Loo | 26″/Vegetative | 113 RFV / 192 RFQ |
| 5-23-22 | Sugar Creek | 25″/Vegetative | 185 RFV / 315 RFQ |
| 5-23-22 | Neighborhood Dairy | 25″/Vegetative | 185 RFV / 291 RFQ |
| 5-23-22 | Birlings Bovines | 24″/Vegetative | 191 RFV / 279 RFQ |
| 5-23-22 | Larrand Dairy | 21.5″/Vegetative | 203 RFV / 264 RFQ |
| 5-23-22 | Oneida Nation Farm – R&T | 26.5″/Vegetative | 131 RFV / 220 RFQ |
| 5-23-22 | Birlings Bovines – R&T | 28″/ 60% Heading | 117 RFV / 193 RFQ |
| 5-23-22 | Bob Van De Loo | 35.5″/ 90-95% Headed | 107 RFV / 191 RFQ |
| 5-26-22 | Sugar Creek | 27″/Vegetative | 172 RFV / 241 RFQ |
| 5-26-22 | Neighborhood Dairy | 28″/Bud Stage | 163 RFV / 280 RFQ |
| 5-26-22 | Birlings Bovines | 26″/Early Bud | 172 RFV / 270 RFQ |
| 5-26-22 | Larrand Dairy | 24″/Vegetative | 190 RFV / 229 RFQ |
| 5-26-22 | Oneida Nation Farm – R&T | 28″/50% Headed | 106 RFV / 195 RFQ |
| 5-26-22 | Birlings Bovines – R&T | 30″/90% Headed | 102 RFV / 183 RFQ |
| 5-26-22 | Bob Van De Loo | Harvested | Harvested |
| 5-31-22 | Sugar Creek | Harvested | Harvested |
| 5-31-22 | Neighborhood Dairy | Harvested | Harvested |
| 5-31-22 | Birlings Bovines | 28″/Bud Stage | 164 RFV / 190 RFQ |
| 5-31-22 | Larrand Dairy | 29″/Bud Stage | 160 RFV / 193 RFQ |
| 5-31-22 | Oneida Nation Farm – R&T | 46″ Headed | 87 RFV / 159 RFQ |
| 5-31-22 | Birlings Bovines – R&T | Harvested | Harvested |
Outagamie Forage Council to Pilot Project to Monitor Maturity and Quality of Winter Cereal Forages for 2022
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.
