PFGC Honors (Continued from Page 12) ture in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, noted Hall. Many programming initiatives, including multiyear and multidis cipline educational programs, were undertaken to address producer needs. Some of the most successful Partnership events include pasture walks, pasture weed control demon strations, a poisonous plant ID course, drought management news letters, the Penn Jersey Tillage Con ference, the Penn Jersey Dairy Expo, and hay quality evaluation workshops. Participants reported that the programs were valuable to them and they had applied manage ment tools learned through the pro grams. • Conservation Award. This year’s Conservation Award recipi ent is J.B. Harrold, Project Grass coordinator of the Somerset County Conservation District. As coordina tor for Project Grass, Harrold is in strumental in the establishment of rotational grazing systems in west ern Pennsylvania, according to Hall. Harrold oversaw the original grant that provided cost-share funds to the Project Grass counties. Numer ous grazing systems have been es tablished under this program, with Harrold developing grazing man- Blimprove your pastures KK AND HAVE TONS OF SUMMER FEED AS WELL STEP 1 STEP 2 STEPS STEP 4 Graze lightly in Nov. WHEN FERTILIZED AND GRAZED s PROPERLY, BARENBRUG FORAGES HAVE Mega Millet MORE THAN DOUBLED MILK YIELD PER Not Available ACRE COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL ■" 2000 PASTURE. Also Available: B.G. 34 Ryegrass Baralfa 54 & 32-IQ Alfalfa Red & Alice White Clover Chicory Bromes Timothy Reeds Canary Fescue Horsemaster Orchardgrass Kemal Festululolium Green Spirit Plow or Roundup about mid to late May. This way you can still utilize your spring growth Fertilize and drill in one (or a blend of several) of the fine forages described at right or plant “Master’s Choice” Silage Corn. Corn does very well where pasture is plowed down. This may also help break up disease or insect cycles in old pastures. Graze or cut sorghum Sudan at 24 in. (Approx. 40 days after seeding and every 30 days thereafter). Warning: neverfeed sorghum Sudan when it’s less than 18” tall. About mid Sept, plow or disk in manure and plant a high quality Barenbrug Grass Legume Mix. Always take a soil test before new seeding. On Farm TEST PLOTS Agronomist Mark Rehak mrehakOsupernet, com 717-394-4470 Manheim John Glick 717-665-2010 E. Drumore Seeds Henry King agement plans, providing sugges tions on grazing practices, gathering data from the established systems, and preparing reports that describe the economic, nutrient manage ment, and air pollution control ben- Winners of this year’s PFGC Research/Extension/Teaching Award is the Penn Jersey Extension Partnership. From left, Duane Stevenson, Everett Chamberlain, Nancy Kadwill, Robert Mickel, and Greg Solt. Not present: Donna Foulk. Photo by Andy Andrews ■I BARENBRUG Forages For Profit GREAT IN GRASS 9 AARON KING SEEDS Fairview Fruit Farm, 96 Paradise Lane, Ronks, PA 717-687-6224 - Also available from - Ephrata Carl Martin 717-733-7155 Lancaster Ag Products 717-293-9701 Little Britain Landis Weaver 717-529-2609 Foraging Around, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 22, 2000—Page efits of using rotational grazing systems. He is now involved in a re search project to determine if fly ash can be used to construct stabilized areas associated with pastures. BROWN MID RIB (BMR) from Walter Moss Seed Co, Century Hybrid Sorghum Sudan. This premium forage has outstanding regrowth and tillering characteristics. The BMR trait increases the digestibility of the stems and reduces lignin by 40 to 60% Because of this farmers will see increased milk production, or weight gams The softer leaves and stems make for a more palatable feed. MEGA GREEN from Walter Moss Seed Co , Delayed Maturing Hybrid Sorghum x Sudangrass is a very high yielding multi-leaf variety designed for hay or grazing. It has the potential to out yield silage corn When left to grow it can reach heights of 12 ft. or more with out making a seedhead Here in Lancaster Co. I have not seen it go to head at all. Extra leafy leaves can reach 3 in. wide and 4 ft. long. Both Mega Green and Century can be no tilled into old alfalfa stands after first cutting to double your haylage yields. Because of the high sugar content cows really go for it and milk well too MILLENNIUM BMR from Walter Moss Seed Co., Hybrid Forage Sorghum is used as a low cost high quality alternative to corn silage. In a 1999 on farm comparison in Ephrata, PA it out yielded corn almost 2 to 1 in dry weedy conditions at 25 tons per acre with 70% moisture. It was planted in rows with a corn planter and chopped with a regular cornhead when the gram was in soft dough stage. This hybrid has exceptional levels of sugars and NSC which provides extra energy and nutrition Large gram panicles add to the nutritional content and energy of silage. BARKANT FORAGE TURNIP from Barenbrug is a very leafy turnip that has won yield trials including one in Berks Co PA where it was seeded May 18,1999 and harvested June 30th and rivaled the yield of Sorghum 1999. It had a RFV of 216. It can also be mixed with Sorghum Sudan Bio Farm Service 717-687-7420 800-216-1271 Centre Co. John Glick 814-383-4529 Berks Co. Paul Keller 610-589-2614 Perry Co. Glenn Martin 717-582-2730 Atglen Sylvan Smoker 610-593-2831 Cochranville Ag Service 610-869-9627 According to Hall, nearby counties have seen the advantages of being a member of Project Grass (Turn to Page 14) Lots Of Seed In Stock York Co. Hakes Farm & Seed Service 717-244-2754 Lebanon Co. Lynn Fahnestock 717-665-7655 205 yr A '}/■■■ ■ J < A ' ** '■<s/ //// H/'// Also Avi Blends for Intensive Grazing Mega Green Sudangrass Brown Mid-Rib Sorghum Hi Protein Corn Brassicas Forage Soybeans Forage Oats Triticale Cereal Rye
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