Green Gold Report â June 6, 2016 â CENTRAL
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Green Gold Report – June 6, 2016 – CENTRAL This is your final report for 2016. Fields in the Central area are in the late bud to early flower stage. RFV continue to drop at 4 pts/day. SITE Newton Plum Coulee Mather
AVERAGE
RFV NIR 141 203 159
RFV PEAQ 156 181 169
Height 28 22 26
CP 19 27 25
168
169
25
24
Alfalfa throughout the area has moved from the bud stage to early flowering and continued to add about 1 inch of growth/day. As we wind up the Green Gold Program for 2016 I would like to thank Jill Verwey, Vern Wiebe and Robert McLeod for allowing us to use their fields and take samples to help provide the information that we have put into the Green Gold reports for 2016. Also special thanks to the Manitoba Agriculture staff Shawn Cabak and Jo-Lene Gardnier for taking samples Access all 2016 Green Gold Reports For more information contact: John McGregor, MFGA Extension Support e: [email protected], website: www.mfga.net or follow us on Twitter!
1Late bud Mather area J.Gardnier
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Alfalfa Flowering This week there are reports of fields going into flower. Once alfalfa starts to flower it usually indicates that it is time to cut your hay no matter want type of livestock you are feeding. Alfalfa beyond full bloom doesn’t generally increase your tonnage of harvested material and as it matures it loses lower leaves rapidly (below), decreasing its feed value. Normally fields that are cut in early June, with rains and warm weather start to initiate new growth at the crown. What you should be planning for is that in 28-35 days you should be looking at taking your second cut. With haying in this area likely starting this week you could be looking at the mid July for 2nd cut.
2Alfalfa Plum Coulee area V. Wiebe
This will enable you to look at 3 cuts before the critical fall period and a 4th cut sometime in late September early October. It is always a good idea to have at least one cut go to flower. This practice enables your alfalfa to establish good root reserves so that it can recover somewhat from any past damage and go into winter in as good a shape as possible, allowing the crop to flower will insure that the root reserves are full. If you miss the second cut window you might want to consider letting the 2nd cut flower or let the 3rd cut flower and take it after the critical period. For information on the Critical cutting date and managing that last cut contact your Mb Ag Forage Specialist or myself. Tracking your first cut and the date you cut will enable you to monitor when about 400-450 GDDs has accumulated to give you an estimate of when to take the second cut. Go to http://tgs.gov.mb.ca/climate/SeasonalReport.aspx to track GDD’s Manitoba Hay Day Thursday, June 23, 2016, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives Farm Corner of Highway 353 and #10 north of Brandon. Attend this field day and learn how to increase the quality of your valuable hay resources. Watch infield demonstrations of new equipment from manufacturers and learn more about; how to harvest high quality hay, fertility for optimum forage production, and hay quality differences. Harvest Update As we move into the first cut please send me your harvest updates, yield estimates and progress reports. For those of you that are MFGA members we send out monthly newsletters that include information on forage management, updates on hay the situation and prices and keep our members up to date in developments in the forage industry. For more information on becoming a member go to http://mfga.net/about-us/become-a-supporter/ Sponsors Appreciation The Green Gold Program relies heavily sponsor support and because of this support we were able to provide coverage for a wider area of the province. We recognize them and their support in all of the Updates that you have been receiving but what is needed is for you the end user of the information to let them how much you appreciate their involvement and support of your industry. Please be sure to thank them.
2016 MFGA Green Gold Report
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PLATINUM SPONSOR
Green Gold Report – June 6, 2016 – CENTRAL This is your final report for 2016. Fields in the Central area are in the late bud to early flower stage. RFV continue to drop at 4 pts/day. SITE Newton Plum Coulee Mather
AVERAGE
RFV NIR 141 203 159
RFV PEAQ 156 181 169
Height 28 22 26
CP 19 27 25
168
169
25
24
Alfalfa throughout the area has moved from the bud stage to early flowering and continued to add about 1 inch of growth/day. As we wind up the Green Gold Program for 2016 I would like to thank Jill Verwey, Vern Wiebe and Robert McLeod for allowing us to use their fields and take samples to help provide the information that we have put into the Green Gold reports for 2016. Also special thanks to the Manitoba Agriculture staff Shawn Cabak and Jo-Lene Gardnier for taking samples Access all 2016 Green Gold Reports For more information contact: John McGregor, MFGA Extension Support e: [email protected], website: www.mfga.net or follow us on Twitter!
1Late bud Mather area J.Gardnier
SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
2016 MFGA Green Gold Report
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MANITOBA FORAGE & GRASSLAND ASSOCIATION
Alfalfa Flowering This week there are reports of fields going into flower. Once alfalfa starts to flower it usually indicates that it is time to cut your hay no matter want type of livestock you are feeding. Alfalfa beyond full bloom doesn’t generally increase your tonnage of harvested material and as it matures it loses lower leaves rapidly (below), decreasing its feed value. Normally fields that are cut in early June, with rains and warm weather start to initiate new growth at the crown. What you should be planning for is that in 28-35 days you should be looking at taking your second cut. With haying in this area likely starting this week you could be looking at the mid July for 2nd cut.
2Alfalfa Plum Coulee area V. Wiebe
This will enable you to look at 3 cuts before the critical fall period and a 4th cut sometime in late September early October. It is always a good idea to have at least one cut go to flower. This practice enables your alfalfa to establish good root reserves so that it can recover somewhat from any past damage and go into winter in as good a shape as possible, allowing the crop to flower will insure that the root reserves are full. If you miss the second cut window you might want to consider letting the 2nd cut flower or let the 3rd cut flower and take it after the critical period. For information on the Critical cutting date and managing that last cut contact your Mb Ag Forage Specialist or myself. Tracking your first cut and the date you cut will enable you to monitor when about 400-450 GDDs has accumulated to give you an estimate of when to take the second cut. Go to http://tgs.gov.mb.ca/climate/SeasonalReport.aspx to track GDD’s Manitoba Hay Day Thursday, June 23, 2016, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives Farm Corner of Highway 353 and #10 north of Brandon. Attend this field day and learn how to increase the quality of your valuable hay resources. Watch infield demonstrations of new equipment from manufacturers and learn more about; how to harvest high quality hay, fertility for optimum forage production, and hay quality differences. Harvest Update As we move into the first cut please send me your harvest updates, yield estimates and progress reports. For those of you that are MFGA members we send out monthly newsletters that include information on forage management, updates on hay the situation and prices and keep our members up to date in developments in the forage industry. For more information on becoming a member go to http://mfga.net/about-us/become-a-supporter/ Sponsors Appreciation The Green Gold Program relies heavily sponsor support and because of this support we were able to provide coverage for a wider area of the province. We recognize them and their support in all of the Updates that you have been receiving but what is needed is for you the end user of the information to let them how much you appreciate their involvement and support of your industry. Please be sure to thank them.
2016 MFGA Green Gold Report
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