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Weather data summary for the 2008-growing season

Alfalfa Trials

Performance summary – Standard trials (insecticide applied)

South Charleston, Ohio – 2005 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio – 2006 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio – 2007 Seeding

South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding

Jackson, Ohio – 2004 Seeding

Potato Leafhopper Resistant Trials

South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding

Red Clover Trial

S. Charleston, Ohio - 2006 Seeding.

Perennial
Grass Trials

Orchardgrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2006 Seeding

Tall Fescue Variety Trial – Jackson, Ohio – 2004 Seeding

Perennial Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio –2005 Seeding

Annual Grass Trials

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2007 Fall Seeding

Teff Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding

Sorghum - Sudan Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding

Forage Sorghum Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding

Address of Marketers

Download files of yield data for 2008:

All Yield Trials - PDF for Printing

Alfalfa Yield Trials - Excel

Perennial Grass Yield Trial - Excel

Annual Grass Yield Trial - Excel

Red Clover Yield Trial - Excel

Forage Variety Trials in Other States

Forage Quality and Disease Information from Wisconsin and Minnesota

 

2008 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Table 2:
Summary of Alfalfa Variety Performance in Ohio
Standard Trials - Insecticide Applied (values are yield as a percentage of the trial average)
Jackson South Charleston Wooster total avg all
Variety Marketer 2004-08   2005-08 2008   2006-08 2007-08 site-yrs site yrs
6415 Garst 101 2 101
6417 Garst 118 1 118
6420 Garst     102         27 101
6552 Garst       89       1 89
4A421 Mycogen Seeds 103 99 11 101
53Q30 Pioneer 100 97 7 99
54V46 Pioneer     102     100 98 21 101
55V48 Pioneer       122     103 3 110
6400HT Garst 103 103 96 103 25 101
A 4330 Producers Choice 104 1 104
A 5225 Producers Choice             99 2 99
Ameristand 407TQ Americas Alfalfa       98       1 98
Anchormate Central Farm 102 2 102
Baralfa 53HR Barenbrug USA 103 4 103
DKA 41-18 RR Monsanto           98   3 98
FSG 408 DP Allied Seed     102         4 102
Genoa NK Brand Seed 97 105 98 100 16 102
HybriForce-420/wet Dairyland 102 16 100
Integrity Producers Choice     99         4 99
L-447-HD Legacy Seed           103   3 103
Marvel Allied Seed 99 4 99
PGI 459 Producers Choice 98 1 98
Radiant-AM Ampac Seed           100   3 100
Rebound 5.0 Croplan Genetics     103         8 104
Reward II Producers Choice 101 8 101
SummerGold Beck's Hybrid 96 8 100
VERNAL Public 101   94 80   95 98 87 92
WL 335 HQ WL Research     98         8 97
WL 335 RR WL Research 97 3 97
WL 343 HQ WL Research 99 97 96 6 97
WL 348 AP WL Research     98         8 99
WL 363 HQ WL Research       93       1 93
Trial Average Yield (annual tons/acre) 4.34 7.10 1.60 7.61 8.28 -- --
Number of site years 4 4 1 3 2 -- --