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Alfalfa in early to late-flowering stage

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 19:30:18 +0000

This is the final report for the Green Gold program for 2018. With all fields now flowering quality has dropped very quickly. There are no samples for the Interlake for this report.

This is the final release for the 2018 Optimum Alfalfa Harvest Date. Reporting will be provided from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western).

For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension Support.

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Plenty of good quality hay predicted for EastMan

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:40:48 +0000

Western/Central areas continue to see some very good growth. Over the past 7 days RFV’s were trending down at approx. 5 pts./day. With today’s results we see a slight upwards movement in RFV’s.

Hay Day for the Eastern area is predicted to be June 10th. With a lot of cutting happening due to the crop stage (beginning to flower and grasses heading). It looks like a lot of hay will be put up as good quality.

This is the sixth release for the 2018 Optimum Alfalfa Harvest Date. Reporting will be provided from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western).

For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension Support.

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‘Hay Day’ arrives for forage growers in WestMan

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 19:32:21 +0000

Alfalfa is advancing very quickly in most of the West/Central area and is at or getting close to the optimum stage for dairy quality forage. Reports this morning still has alfalfa growing at a rate of one inch per day or more.

Green Gold Report for Western/Central, June 4

This is the fifth release for the 2018 Optimum Alfalfa Harvest Date. Reporting will be provided from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western).

For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension Support.

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Hay day a mere days away for EastMan

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 21:37:19 +0000

With cool weather since May 31, there has been a slowing in some of the alfalfa fields in the East. With the return of warm weather Hay Day should be June 10th for the Eastern area.

RFV have increased is some fields as the plants tend to put out more leaves than stem. With the return of warm weather this coming week we should start to see RFV decline more rapidly and we should start losing 4-5pt/day. Fields that are close to 24 inches in height and late bud stage are likely close to a RFV of 170.

Green Gold Report for Eastern/Interlake, June 4

This is the fourth release for the 2018 Optimum Alfalfa Harvest Date. Reporting will be provided from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western).

For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension Support.

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Fair weather sees good forage growth, alfalfa weevils on the scene

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 17:28:40 +0000

Fields in the Western area received some welcome rains with reports in the 2 inch range as of May 30. Central Manitoba reported only trace amounts of precipitation.

Fields in Southeast Manitoba received around 7 mm while the Interlake received as much as 14 mm. Fields in the East that saw 3-4 inches of growth have decreased RFV of close to 20 pts over the past 3 days, the other fields have seen increases in RFV.

Part of this is likely due to stem elongation in some fields while the other had an increase in the leaf to stem ratio with the leaves reducing the fibre content of the samples.

Some fields are showing evidence of leaf feeding which likely could be Alfalfa Weevil.

These are the second and third releases for the 2018 Optimum Alfalfa Harvest Date. Reporting will be provided from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western).

For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension Support.

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Rain, warm temperatures spur good alfalfa growth

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association — Mon, 28 May 2018 15:55:36 +0000

Fields throughout the southeast experienced very little winter kill even though soil temperature in the southeast were getting down to the critical temperatures of -12 C. This may in part be due to were the weather stations are located and that many of the fields in the area had considerable stubble left from last fall.

Green Gold Report for Eastern/Interlake, May 24

This is the first release for the 2018 Optimum Alfalfa Harvest Date. Reporting will be provided from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western).

For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension Support.

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Alfalfa flowering and proper forage drying

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 19:11:53 +0000

[Updated, June 16, 2017] This is the sixth (and final) release for the Green Gold program in 2017 assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks ahead.

The reports below highlight the most recent forage conditions for Eastern, Central and Western Manitoba and Interlake:

For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension Support.

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Alfalfa moves to late bud stage in Eastern Manitoba

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 20:16:23 +0000

This is the fifth release for the Green Gold program in 2017 assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks ahead.

The reports below highlight the most recent forage conditions for Eastern, Central and Western Manitoba:

For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension Support.

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First forage cuts fast approaching

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 21:57:41 +0000

This is the third release for the Green Gold program in 2017 assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks and months ahead.

The reports below highlight the most recent forage conditions for Eastern, Central and Western Manitoba and the Interlake:

For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension Support.

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Alfalfa sees rapid growth, and a question about stubble

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association — Tue, 30 May 2017 16:14:33 +0000

This is the second release for the Green Gold program in 2017 assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks and months ahead.

The reports below highlight the most recent forage conditions for Eastern, Central and Western Manitoba and the Interlake:

For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension Support.

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