Manitoba Co-operatorArticles by Manitoba Forage Council - Manitoba Co-operator Production, marketing and policy news selected for relevance to crops and livestock producers in Manitoba Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 51711056 Green Gold Report for Central Region https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/crops/green-gold-report-for-central-region/ Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:07:51 +0000 http://www.manitobacooperator.ca/?p=54056 From Monday, June 3 to Thursday, June 6 we saw the alfalfa grow about two inches. Fields in the central area that are part of the Green Gold program are in the late vegetative stage and the RFV have started to decrease. Both the Arborg and Baldur site are close to Hay Day as the

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]]> From Monday, June 3 to Thursday, June 6 we saw the alfalfa grow about two inches. Fields in the central area that are part of the Green Gold program are in the late vegetative stage and the RFV have started to decrease. Both the Arborg and Baldur site are close to Hay Day as the RFV are dropping fairly quickly, as are the proteins. The Mariapolis site looks to still have about nine to 10 days to go till Hay Day.
For those of you that think your crop is too short remember you can gain 250 lbs./ inch of growth but lose four to five points of RFV for each day you delay. With that type of drop and the promise of good weather the trade-off of lbs. of hay versus quality comes into question. Also remember that not everyone needs or wants dairy quality hay. Therefore waiting for the crop to reach the RFV that your livestock require can improve feed supplies.

You can access reports from the MFC website: http://mbforagecouncil.mb.ca/resources/green-gold-program/

 

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