Scissor Cut Results 5/24/2022
Still Prime, Wait Still Grass and mixed hay were still in the target zone for dairy quality at sampling this week, although we would expect it to advance past prime next week. Legume quality ...
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Still Prime, Wait Still Grass and mixed hay were still in the target zone for dairy quality at sampling this week, although we would expect it to advance past prime next week. Legume quality ...
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Dairy – Go, Go, Go! – Beef Wait With a little rain and lots of warm weather hay grew rapidly this week. Maturity advanced right along with the height with most fields at target ...
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Slow and Steady, but? Hay crops grew slowly the last week, and many grasses showed burned tips from several frosty mornings in the previous week. Grasses averaged just under 12 inches while legumes were ...
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A Slow Start Welcome to the first Scissors Cut sampling report for 2022. Getting first cutting right sets the stage for forage crop success for the year. Quality changes rapidly during as the crop ...
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Last Report for 2021 Only five fields remained unharvested to be sampled this week. Grasses increased in height by 10 inches, most species are now pollinating and likely are at their full height. Only ...
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Past Peak Wet weather this week has slowed hay harvest across the area. 17 fields remained unharvested and were sampled this week. Grasses heads are fully emerged in all but the latest heading species. ...
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Well Begun is Half Done The good weather this last week allowed most farms to make great progress on first cutting. Grasses grew an average of 7.1 inches this week and some fields grew ...
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Get Set — Go The old timers always said , “a cold wet May is a barn full of hay”. Cold and wet is a good description of our May so far, but don’t ...
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On Your Mark Welcome to the first Forage Quality Scissors Cut report for 2021. This year we are sampling 42 sites in Delaware County and the NYC Watershed. Grass and legume heights measured this ...
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