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High 76, Low 56
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The Week Ahead
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Last Week’s Precipitation 30-Day Temperature Outlook
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1 & 2yr. RYEGRASSES
High grain diets are hard on your herd’s health. Annual Italian
Reduce high grain feeding without sacrificing InstaGold Zorro & Green Spirit
milk production with our high energy grasses.
Ryegrass and festulolium energy levels are
often as good or better than corn silage.
Combine this energy (high sugar) with protein
levels in the low 20s or higher and you have
a milk maker. Best for grazing and balage.
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r ® 7-Day Forecast for Lancaster a
Monday
Clouds and sunshine
High 74, Low 57
UV 3
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Tuesday
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Rather cloudy
High 76, Low 54
UV 3
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Near Normal
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Above Normal
Near Normal
Below Normal
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy
High 72. Low 55
UV 3
' he sun The higher the UV Index number the greater the need for eye and skin protection 0-2, minimal, 3-4, low, 5-6,
Almanac
For the week ending Wednesday, Sep 18
Temperature
High 81
57
Normal high for weak ahead 73
Normal low lor week ahead 52
Low
Precipitation
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Farming Forecast
| A cold front will bring a couple
jngjbr of showers and thunderstorms
to the area Sunday Rainfall
” ™ amounts may range from 0 50-
1 50 inches in the area If the front is
slower, than rain may be delayed until
late Sunday or Sunday night Winds will
be from the south to southwest at 8-16
mph but gusty at times Relative humidi
ty levels will be around 70-85 perce^Kr'^
Above Normal
PERENNIAL RYEGRASSES
Plant on your farm’s best soils for top production.
TIVOLI
A high sugar late heading tetra
ploid variety. You can taste the
sugars. Seed alone or with al
falfa and/or clovers to improve
summer production.
9UOAR DATA
Rerun Festulolium (highest In trial)
Perennial Ryegrass (average)
Tall Fescue
Orchardgrass
FESTULOLIUMS
Our varieties are new releases with a breeding emphasis on high sugars and reduced summer
heading. They look and taste like ryegrass but take the summer heat and harsh winters better.
Can be planted alone or in combination with alfalfa and/or clovers.
RERUN
An “Italian-type" tetraploid that will give 3 years
of high production. Highest yielding variety
among 20 entries in 2001 trials (Ml St.) with
over 8 tons of dry matter /acre. Also highest
rated for palatability.
Surroun
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Rather cloudy
High 63, Low 42
Regional Forecast
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0 52"
.. 2.66*
24 00”
21.81*
31 35”
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30-Day Precipitation Outlook
Near Normal
Below Normal
MARA BG 34
A tough diploid ryegrass. Mara A popular blend of three
was bred in Romania and sur- diploid ryegrasses primarily
vives harsh summers and win- recommended for pasture,
ters very well. It is excellent for 30% of the mix is Mara,
grazing.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 21, 2002-A43
Friday
Clouds and sunshine
High 61, Low 41
UV 4
UV 3
Shown is Sunday’s
weather Temperatures
are highs and lows for
% Water Soluable Carbohydrates (Sugar)
Areas
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21.4
19.4
8.4
6.2
LOFA
A perennial type bred for 5 years of produc
tion. It looks very promising in trials. Sweet
tasting and bright green.
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Cloudy and rainy
High 61, Low 48
UV 2
moderate,
Above Normal
Near Normal
Below Normal
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