2020 Scissors Clipping Results
Sponsored by the Calumet County Forage Council and Kapral Agronomy.
Special thanks to Jeremy Hanson and Doug Kapral for taking the samples.
Samples taken Monday, June 1, 2020
Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year | Notes |
Van Daalwyk Farm, Elm Road | 29″ | 19.36% | 32.99% | 39.08% | 150.41 | 160 | mid-bud | 2019 | |
Schmitz Bros. | 29″ | 19.07% | 32.35% | 40.41% | 146.66 | 160 | mid bud | 2018 | |
Greg Bohman, County PP | 26.5″ | 22.86% | 28.29% | 33.64% | 185.03 | 170 | mid bud | 2019 | |
Woldt* | 23.5″ | 21.90% | 27.10% | 35.23% | 179.2 | 185 | early-mid bud | established |
* established stand has alfalfa, fescue and red clover mix (sampled all three)
Samples taken Friday, May 29, 2020
Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year |
Van Daalwyk Farm, Elm Road | 27.5″ | 23.63% | 29.55% | 34.85% | 175.68 | 165 | early bud | 2019 |
Schmitz Bros. | 26″ | 22.08% | 30.21% | 36.25% | 167.73 | 170 | early bud | 2018 |
Greg Bohman, County PP | 24″ | 24.06% | 28.82% | 34.35% | 179.78 | 180 | early bud | 2019 |
Woldt* | 22″ | 20.05% | 31.50% | 41.19% | 145.18 | 200 | late veg. | established |
* established stand has alfalfa, fescue and red clover mix (sampled all three)
Sample taken Thursday, May 28, 2020
Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year | Notes |
Diedrick Family Farms – Banner Road | 25″ | 24.2% | 27.7% | 34.0% | 184.3 | 176 | bud | 2017 | |
Schaefer Farms – Quinney Road | 22.5″ | 24.8% | 26.8% | 32.5% | 194.6 | 188 | early bud | 2019 | |
Ken Rach – County Rd E | 22″ | 26.2% | 25.1% | 31.0% | 208 | 190 | early bud | 2018 | |
Schwarz Farms – County Rd F | 26.5″ | 23.0% | 29.1% | 35.5% | 173.5 | 170 | early bud | 2017 | |
Greg Vollmer – Faro Springs Rd | 23″ | 23.6% | 28.0% | 40.7% | 153.49 | 185 | early bud | 2018 | Grass/Alfalfa Mix |
Hedrich Farms – Irish Road | 21″ | 25.5% | 26.5% | 32.8% | 193.7 | 195 | early bud | 2019 |
Sample taken Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year | Notes |
Diedrick Family Farms – Banner Road | 22″ | 24.8% | 25.7% | 31.2% | 205.6 | 200 | pre-bud | 2017 | |
Schaefer Farms – Quinney Road | 19″ | 28.4% | 21.1% | 26.2% | 256.7 | 217 | vegetative | 2019 | |
Ken Rach – County Rd E | 19″ | 25.7% | 22.9% | 28.5% | 231.9 | 217 | vegetative | 2018 | |
Schwarz Farms – County Rd F | 22″ | 22.1% | 28.0% | 34.2% | 182.6 | 200 | pre-bud | 2017 | |
Greg Vollmer – Faro Springs Rd | 21″ | 24.0% | 27.9% | 38.7% | 161.4 | 205 | vegetative | 2018 | Grass/Alfalfa Mix |
Hedrich Farms – Irish Road | 17″ | 26.6% | 24.2% | 28.8% | 225.9 | 230 | vegetative | 2019 | |
Van Daalwyk Farm, Elm Road | 22″ | 22.71% | 28.53% | 34.51% | 179.88 | 200 | vegetative | 2019 | |
Schmitz Bros. | 23″ | 25.34% | 26.68% | 32.47% | 195.38 | 195 | vegetative | 2018 | |
Greg Bohman, County PP | 22″ | 26.17% | 24.89% | 30.20% | 213.92 | 200 | vegetative | 2019 | |
Woldt* | 17.5″ | 19.09% | 28.36% | 39.87% | 155.89 | 230 | vegetative | established |
Sample taken May 22, 2020
Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year | Notes |
Diedrick Family Farms – Banner Road | 16″ | 24.0% | 20.0% | 24.9% | 274 | 238 | vegetative | 2017 | |
Schaefer Farms – Quinney Road | 14″ | 27.9% | 19.8% | 24.7% | 276.7 | 255 | vegetative | 2019 | |
Ken Rach – County Rd E | 14″ | 24.2% | 25.4% | 31.4% | 204.6 | 255 | vegetative | 2018 | |
Schwarz Farms – County Rd F | 17″ | 21.9% | 23.8% | 29.9% | 218.7 | 230 | vegetative | 2017 | |
Greg Vollmer – Faro Springs Rd | 15″ | 24.8% | 23.2% | 30.8% | 214.3 | 245 | vegetative | 2018 | Grass/Alfalfa Mix |
Hedrich Farms – Irish Road | 13″ | 24.5% | 23.8% | 28.5% | 229.7 | 260 | vegetative | 2019 |
Sample taken May 21, 2020
Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year |
Van Daalwyk Farm, Elm Road | 13.0″ | 25.20% | 21.42% | 26.56% | 253.01 | 260 | vegetative | 2019 |
Schmitz Bros. | 15.5″ | 26.60% | 18.85% | 24.37% | 283.07 | 240 | vegetative | 2018 |
Greg Bohman, County PP | 13.0″ | 24.57% | 20.56% | 26.35% | 257.06 | 260 | vegetative | 2019 |
Woldt* | 11.0″ | 26.28% | 21.18% | 27.07% | 248.63 | 270 | vegetative | established |
* established stand has alfalfa, fescue, and red clover mix (sampled all three)