2021 Scissors Cutting
Sponsored by the Kapral Agronomy Consulting, LLC, and Calumet County Forage Council. Special thanks to Doug Kapral and Jeremy Hanson for taking the samples.
Monday, May 24, 2021
| Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year | Notes |
| Diedrick Family Farms – Banner Road | 29″ | 22.6% | 33.4% | 39.8% | 147.21 | 160 | Bud | 2020 | Heavily Lodged |
| Schaefer Farms – Quinney Road | 2019 | Cut 5/23/21 | |||||||
| Ken Rach – County Rd E | 27″ | 22.5% | 27.2% | 34.5% | 182.69 | 168 | Bud | 2019 | |
| Forest Brook Farms – Irish Rd F | 28″ | 22.8% | 30.6% | 37.6% | 160.96 | 163 | Bud | 2020 | Lodged |
| Holsum Dairy 1 – Schneider Rd | 26″ | 23.0% | 30.6% | 37.2% | 162.93 | 172 | Bud | 2020 | |
| Hedrich Farms – Irish Road | 26″ | 24.0% | 27.9% | 34.3% | 181.7 | 172 | Early Bud | 2019 | |
| WHD – HM Irish Road | 23″ | 23.1% | 28.4% | 34.6% | 179.63 | 185 | Early Bud | 2020 | Harv Extra |
| WHD – Redig Cty Y | 23″ | 24.6% | 27.4% | 33.2% | 189.04 | 185 | Early Bud | 2020 | Harv Extra |
| Schmitz Bros. | 24″ | 21.61% | 30.50% | 36.36% | 166.64 | 180 | Early Bud | 2020 | |
| Van Daalwyk Farm | 29″ | 20.98% | 32.20% | 38.31% | 154.85 | 160 | Mid Bud | 2019 | |
| Greg Bohman | 29″ | 21.82% | 31.56% | 37.05% | 161.52 | 160 | Early Bud | 2020 | |
| Woldt* | 24″ | 17.96% | 33.36% | 43.75% | 133.62 | 180 | Early Bud | established |
* red clover, alfalfa, tall fescue mix
Friday, May 21, 2021
| Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year |
| Diedrick Family Farms – Banner Road | 27″ | 23.1% | 29.7% | 35.8% | 170.85 | 168 | Early Bud | 2020 |
| Schaefer Farms – Quinney Road | 26″ | 22.4% | 28.8% | 34.2% | 180.83 | 172 | Early Bud | 2019 |
| Ken Rach – County Rd E | 24″ | 22.9% | 27.2% | 33.4% | 188.93 | 181 | Early Bud | 2019 |
| Forest Brook Farms – Irish Rd F | 25″ | 24.5% | 28.4% | 33.5% | 185.76 | 176 | Early Bud | 2020 |
| Holsum Dairy 1 – Schneider Rd | 24″ | 24.1% | 27.2% | 32.6% | 193.74 | 181 | Early Bud | 2020 |
| Hedrich Farms – Irish Road | 23″ | 24.0% | 27.4% | 33.4% | 188.54 | 185 | Early Bud | 2019 |
| WHD – HM Irish Road | 20″ | 22.9% | 24.8% | 31.8% | 203.8 | 205 | LVeg-Ebud | 2020 |
| WHD – Redig Cty Y | 21 | 26.4% | 24.2% | 30.0% | 217.12 | 200 | LVeg-Ebud | 2020 |
Thursday, May 20, 2021
| Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year |
| Schmitz Bros. | 21 | 24.93% | 25.23% | 29.82% | 215.80 | 205 | Early bud | 2020 |
| Van Daalwyk Farm | 24 | 22.69% | 26.52% | 32.99% | 192.55 | 190 | Early bud | 2019 |
| Greg Bohman | 24 | 23.94% | 26.91% | 32.81% | 192.76 | 190 | Early bud | 2020 |
| Woldt* | 20 | 21.74% | 27.20% | 34.73% | 181.61 | 210 | Late veg / early bud | established |
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
| Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year |
| Diedrick Family Farms – Banner Road | 25″ | 25.8% | 22.7% | 28.1% | 235.84 | 177 | Early Bud | 2020 |
| Schaefer Farms – Quinney Road | 23″ | 23.2% | 23.8% | 29.9% | 218.72 | 185 | Early Bud | 2019 |
| Ken Rach – County Rd E | 22″ | 21.9% | 25.3% | 31.0% | 207.66 | 191 | Early Bud | 2019 |
| Forest Brook Farms – Irish Rd F | 23″ | 23.3% | 25.9% | 31.6% | 201.9 | 185 | Early Bud | 2020 |
| Holsum Dairy 1 – Schneider Rd | 20″ | 24.3% | 23.9% | 29.9% | 218.44 | 212 | Late-Veg | 2020 |
| Hedrich Farms – Irish Road | 20″ | 23.4% | 24.1% | 30.3% | 215.16 | 212 | Late-Veg | 2019 |
| WHD – HM Irish Road | 17″ | 23.1% | 23.4% | 29.3% | 224.61 | 228 | Late-Veg | 2020 |
| WHD – Redig Cty Y | 18″ | 24.3% | 22.9% | 28.9% | 228.51 | 224 | Late-Veg | 2020 |
Monday, May 17, 2021
| Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year |
| Schmitz Bros. | 18.5″ | 23.52% | 23.73% | 28.97% | 225.97 | 220 | vegetative | 2020 |
| Van Daalwyk Farm | 22″ | 23.44% | 23.86% | 29.87% | 219.11 | 200 | vegetative | 2019 |
| Greg Bohman | 22″ | 23.14% | 23.31% | 27.92% | 235.80 | 200 | vegetative | 2020 |
| Woldt* | 14.5″ | 21.68% | 23.67% | 30.53% | 214.66 | 250 | vegetative | established |
| Diedrick Family Farms – Banner Road | 23″ | 22.8% | 25.4% | 32.2% | 199.29 | 195 | Late-Veg | 2020 |
| Schaefer Farms – Quinney Road | 20″ | 21.9% | 24.8% | 31.1% | 208.26 | 212 | Late-Veg | 2019 |
| Ken Rach – County Rd E | 20″ | 23.5% | 22.7% | 29.0% | 228.63 | 212 | Late-Veg | 2019 |
| Forest Brook Farms – Irish Rd F | 20″ | 23.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 208.89 | 212 | Late-Veg | 2020 |
| Holsum Dairy 1 – Schneider Rd | 18″ | 23.3% | 24.9% | 30.8% | 210.15 | 225 | Vegetative | 2020 |
| Hedrich Farms – Irish Road | 17″ | 22.3% | 24.1% | 30.7% | 212.47 | 232 | Vegetative | 2019 |
| WHD – HM Irish Road | 15″ | 24.4% | 22.1% | 27.9% | 238.9 | 245 | Vegetative | 2020 |
| WHD – Redig Cty Y | 16″ | 24.5% | 22.2% | 28.5% | 233.05 | 238 | Vegetative | 2020 |
Thursday, May 14, 2021
| Grower | Height (inches) | Protein | ADF | NDF | RFV | PEAQ | Growth Stage | Seeding Year |
| Schmitz Bros. | 15.5″ | 25.00% | 19.90% | 24.87% | 274.82 | 240 | vegetative | 2020 |
| Van Daalwyk Farm | 17.0″ | 23.13% | 22.06% | 28.23% | 236.29 | 230 | vegetative | 2019 |
| Greg Bohman | 17.0″ | 24.55% | 19.93% | 25.05% | 272.44 | 230 | vegetative | 2020 |
| Woldt* | 12.0″ | 19.68% | 23.37% | 31.99% | 205.49 | 270 | vegetative | established |
| Diedrick Family Farms | 21″ | 22.1% | 22.6% | 29.6% | 223.82 | 207 | vegetative | 2020 |
| Schaefer Farms – Quinney Road | 17″ | 22.7% | 21.5% | 27.7% | 242.18 | 230 | vegetative | 2019 |
| Ken Rach – Cty Rd E | 18″ | 23.5% | 21.3% | 27.2% | 247.13 | 225 | vegetative | 2019 |
| Forest Brook Farms – Irish Rd F | 18″ | 25.2% | 20.6% | 26.1% | 259.7 | 225 | vegetative | 2020 |
| Holsum Dairy 1 – Schneider Rd | 16″ | 20.2% | 22.6% | 29.5% | 224.83 | 238 | vegetative | 2020 |
| Hedrich Farms – Irish Road | 15″ | 18.4% | 25.7% | 34.5% | 185.87 | 245 | vegetative | 2019 |
| WHD – HM Irish Road | 13″ | 23.4% | 20.3% | 25.7% | 265.09 | 260 | vegetative | 2020 |
| WHD – Redig Cty Y | 14″ | 25.7% | 20.1% | 26.0% | 261.66 | 252 | vegetative | 2020 |
2020 Scissors Cutting
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 | Notes |
| 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)
| Samples 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 | |
| Samples 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 | |
| Samples 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 | |
| Samples 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 cover mix (sampled all three)
