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Sunday
Times of clouds and
sun, not as warm and
less humid.
High 83, Low 56
UV 6
The local 7-Day Forecast is for Lancaster County The ultraviolet index is a guide to exposure to
7-9, high, 10 or above, very high
The Week Ahead
Temperatures
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Last Week’s Precipitation 30-Day Temperature Outlook
Lancaster
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MARSHALL Annual Ryegrass
Marshall has consistently been at or near the top for first cut yields in western
Maryland trials and In our own test field this spring. It is a diploid variety with
excellent winter hardiness. Best fits in double crop program followed by com.
ZORRO Italian Ryegrass
Zorro best fits for grazing and multiple harvest cropping programs with sorghum
Sudan as the following crop. It Is better than Marshall for no-filling into thin al
falfa, and has better forage quality than Marshall. We were pleased with the
good reports we got on Zorro this spring, even though Zorro, along with most
annual and Italian ryegrasses planted late had some winter injury. Some early
planted Zorro (that wasn’t harvested due to wet fields) had injury because of ex
cessive growth going into winter. In most cases it grew back very well.
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A 3 year High Energy Grass- Rerun Festulolium is a very impressive 3 year crop, perfect
for short rotations and extending the stand life of newly planted, slightly thinning alfafa stands
The quality and yield of Rerun has been quite impressive. Rerun is similar to Italian ryegrass
in quality, but less heady in the summer (still has some heads). Winterhardiness is excellent.
We did not see any winter damage in early spring. Rerun has been the highest yielder in our
plots. In New York, Rerun was entered in the 2001 planting of Cornell University ryegrass
I trial, and it yielded over 6.85 tons of dry matter in 2002. This was 21% higher than the top
y perennial ryegrass.
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High 84, Low 62
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Farming Forecast
| A cool front will be offshore
and another upper-air trough
will be over the region Sunday
" "W There is a chance for a shower
or thunderstorm Sunday, but there is a
better chance east Highs will be in the
low 80s The humidity will drop off, aver
aging between 50-55 percent in the
afternoon. It will remain dry through
most of Tuesday A cold front can bring a
shower or thunderstorm Tuesday night
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Lancaster a
the sun The higher the UV Index number, the greater the need for
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MARSHALL (diploid) ZORRO (tetraploid)
FORAGE Very Good Excellent, higher cell contents,
QUALITY less ce " wal * M° re milk P er lb
w Sweeter and more digestible.
YIELD Very High Early Yield Uniform Spring Yield
Usually very heady after mam Very leafy, but some heads from
HEADINESS growth mid May-late June Heady in Jul
HARdlnels Similar (high for an. ryegrass) Similar to Marshall
PU One cut system in double Multiple cut system and grazing
crop with corn in double crop with BMR sor
ghum sudan or late corn
RERUN Festulolium
Note: Ryegrasses and festuloliums are slower to dry than
most grasses. They are best used for balage and grazing.
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Mostly sunny and
warm
High 86, Low 66
UV 7
Regional Forecast
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weather Temperatures
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Friday
Partly sunny and warm
High 88, Low 66
UV. 8
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High 84, Low 62
UV 6
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