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Weather data summary for the 2011-growing season

Alfalfa Trials

Performance summary – Standard trials (insecticide applied)

South Charleston Ohio – 2008 Seeding

North Baltimore, Ohio – 2009 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio – 2010 Seeding

Potato Leafhopper Resistant Trials

South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding

Clover Trials

Red Clover - South Charleston, Ohio – 2010 Seeding

White Clover - South Charleston, Ohio – 2010 Seeding

Perennial Grass Trials

Tall Fescue Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding

Annual Grass Trials

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2010 Fall Seeding

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2011 Fall Seeding

Address of Marketers

Download files of yield data for 2011:

All Yield Trials - PDF for Printing

Alfalfa Yield Trials - Excel

Clover Yield Trials - Excel

Grass Yield Trials - Excel

Forage Variety Trials in Other States

Forage Quality and Disease Information from Wisconsin and Minnesota

 

2011 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Table 1:
Weather 2011
      Wooster             S. Charleston          N. Baltimore
Month Total DFA* Total DFA* Total DFA*
--------------------------------------Precipitation (inches of rainfall)--------------------------------------------
total DFA total DFA total DFA
Apr 4.55 1.25 7.68 3.68 5.61 2.31
May 7.27 3.37 8.06 3.46 8.56 5.16
June 3.12 -0.17 4.28 0.08 1.40 -2.20
July 2.93 -1.17 6.19 2.09 4.29 0.49
Aug 3.66 0.60 1.63 -1.87 3.74 0.74
Sept 3.83 0.73 5.85 2.85 6.60 3.90
Oct
Total 25.36 4.61 33.69 10.29 30.20 10.40
            --------------------------------------Average Daily Temperature (°F)-------------------------------------------
Apr 50.5 2.4 53.4 2.4 49.2 0.3
May 61.3 2.8 62.8 1.5 61.4 1.6
June 69.0 1.4 72.0 1.7 71.9 2.4
July 75.7 4.5 78.3 4.5 78.6 5.8
Aug 70.4 0.5 72.1 0.1 71.0 -0.4
Sept 64.3 0.5 63.8 -1.8 63.2 -1.2
Oct
*DFA = departure from long-term average