D2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 8, 2003
Seedway’s Bailey Tops Cornell University
Spring Barley Trials
HALL, N.Y. —Bailey barley
from Seedway, Inc. has topped
the Cornell University 2002
spring barley yield trials with an
average yield of 55.7 bushels per
acre over seven years.
High-Energy Forages Focus Of Meetings
KINZER (Lancaster Co.) —
King’s AgriSeeds hosted High
Energy Forage Seminars re
cently with 290 attendees enjoy
ing information packed
meetings.
The meetings were conducted
Feb. 16 at Loganton and Feb. 17
at Kinzer.
“Our goal was to inform dairy
farmers and the dairy industry
that there are many exciting
forage products on the market
that can help farmers increase
their profitability.”
Lyn Crabtree, a nutritionist
from Illinois, gave an example of
how high energy forages saved
one farmer with 85 cows $27,302
in one year. Part of the produc
er’s goal was to reduce ration
costs but at the same time main
tain cow productivity and possi
bly increase cow health.
A 24,000 pound herd average
was being maintained, but in
creased profitability was import
ant to help bring a son into the
business. Milk production was
trending upward and herd
health was also excellent.
The ration with high energy
forages saved the farmer 88
cents per cow per day, just by
growing improved forages.
Crabtree pointed out that farm
ers need to adopt these new
forage genetics and their man
agement to get the “wood” out
of their rations. Energy is the
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New Rotary Tillers
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scape attachments, Frontier
Equipment now offers a com
plete line of rotary tillers to be
sold exclusively by John Deere
dealers.
“These new tillers allow us to
complement our landscape
equipment line with 13 models
of rotary tillers,” says Steve
Geick, sales manager, Frontier
marketing group. “They are not
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This outstanding perform
ance demonstrates the consist
ency and dependability of Bailey
barley over time and across
varied environments.
In addition to it’s superior
yield performance, Bailey barley
limiting factor for balancing ra
tions and too much grain is hard
on the milking herd.
Don Schwartz, extension
agent from Washington County,
Maryland, spoke on double
cropping annual and Italian rye
grasses with corn for silage and
BMR sorghum sudangrass. In
his area, farmers are getting
three or more tons of dry matter
of super quality forage from the
ryegrass, plus getting a great
crop of either corn silage or sor
ghum sudangrass. The ryegrass
requires high nitrogen inputs
and removes a high rate of phos
phorus. Put it in combination
with corn or sorghum sudan
grass, and it is an excellent
system for farms that are push
ing nutrient management re
quirements. For farmers
wanting more information on
managing annual and Italian
ryegrass, Don Schwartz and
Stan Fultz from University of
Maryland have developed a fact
sheet. Balage, trench silos, and
grazing are the preferred har
vest systems for ryegrass.
Tim Fritz said, “for farmers
running short of corn silage, it
was suggested for those who
have annual or Italian ryegrass
already seeded last fall to take
three cuttings this spring (ap
proximately April 20, May 10,
and May 25), and then to
double-crop BMR sorghum su-
only designed for the home
owner, but the rental fleet and
commercial customer as well.”
The rotary tillers are available
for tractors with horsepower
ranges from 10- to 100-hp, and
come in working widths from 42
to 103 inches. Standard models
feature C-tines for easy tilling
and a smooth finish. The heavy
duty models are designed with
L-tines for slicing through tough
soil conditions.
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also recorded a very good lodg
ing rating in the trials.
Introduced in 2001, Bailey
barley was named for the late
Lyndon Bailey, longtime Seed
way, Inc. dealer and employee.
dangrass on a postion of their
acreage. This combination will
give quick high quality forage
instead of waiting 100 plus days
for a corn silage crop.”
John Rucker from Master
Choice spoke about his MC-615
and MC-520Q corn that makes
super corn silage. These two hy
brids have very high sugar, low
lignin, and excellent digestibility
all with excellent standability.
Also featured on the program
was Dr. Bob Fry, DVM, a prac
ticing veterinarian and dairy
owner, who spoke about his high
production grazing system on
the eastern shore of Maryland.
Other speakers included Tim
Fritz, King’s AgriSeeds agrono
mist, who spoke on King’s
AgriSeeds alfalfa varieties and
Endura Kura Clover. Tim Gut
tridge from Barenbrug USA
spoke on forage management
and how it effects productivity.
A lesson
well learned...
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Mycogen Seeds Announces
17 New Grain Corn Hybrids
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.
Mycogen Seeds recently an
nounced the commercial ad
vancement of 17 new grain corn
hybrids. Thirteen of the new hy
brids will be available for plant
ing in 2003, while the remaining
four hybrids will be available for
test plots in 2003 and planting in
2004. The new hybrids range in
maturity from 81 to 117 days.
“This announcement carries
on our strong tradition of excel
lence in new product develop
ment and our emphasis on
keeping our new product pipe
line full,” says Steven Smith,
grain corn marketing specialist
with Mycogen Seeds. “In 2002,
Mycogen Seeds has introduced
37 grain corn hybrids, 16 soy
bean varieties, nine silage hy
brids and three sunflower
hybrids to better serve its
growers’ changing needs.”
The newly commercialized
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hybrids offer a variety of genet
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challenges of corn growers
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include Roundup Ready®,
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technologies.
In addition, five of the hybrids
are available with Gaucho®
seed-applied insecticide, which
protects germinating seed from
damage and stand loss caused
by wireworms, seedcorn mag
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“WeTe pleased by the success
these new hybrids have exhib
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director of research with Myco
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Pennsylvania.
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RT. 220, Belwood, PA
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R 7 Box 405
Lebanon, PA 17042
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Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-263-8424
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