Forage planning worksheet
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Solutions representative with a forage recommendation suited to your operational needs.
Name:
Company Name:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Forage rep:
Email:
Retail Location:
ABOUT YOUR FARM: ABOUT YOUR INTENDED FORAGE USE:
Size of cow/calf operation: 1. What is the primary intended use of this stand?
HAY (go to question 2)
GRAZING (go to question 8)
DUAL PURPOSE (complete questions 2 through 10)
0-100 head 100-200 200+
What products and services interest you most?
Intended forage acres for 2020 planting: HAY
2. Select your forage quality objective:
Dairy Quality Beef Quality Export Quality
Previous crop grown: 3. How many cuts do you expect to make per season?
New, latest & best Tried & true Lowest price
Are there concerns about residual herbicides?
Herbicides and rates used in previous two years:
2018
2019
Weed concerns:
What is your soil texture?
Sandy Loam Silt Clay
Your soil problem tends to be:
None Saline Flooding Solonetzic pH
What is the typical soil moisture in the stand?
Dry Moderate Wet
What is your natural annual precipitation per year?
<8" 8-12" 12-16" 16-20" >20" Irrigated
Planting equipment:
Packing: On row Random None
Cover crop:
Type
Rate
4. Do you plan to graze the stand: In Season In the Fall
5. Select the following as most important to your forage
operation: (1 = most important, 4 = least important)
Durability/Longevity 1 2 3 4 Yield/Quality 1 2 3 4
6a. What is the targeted percentage of alfalfa in the stand?
%
6b. What is the targeted percentage of grass in the stand?
%
7. Please list any preferred or excluded species:
Preferred
Excluded
GRAZING
8. Rank important grazing seasons: (1 = most important, 4 = least important)
Spring 1 2 3 4 Summer 1 2 3 4 Fall 1 2 3 4 Winter 1 2 3 4
9. How will the stand be grazed?
Intensive rotation At large Fall grazing
10a. What is the targeted percentage of alfalfa in the stand?
%
10b. What is the targeted percentage of grass in the stand?
%
10c. Please list any preferred or excluded species:
Preferred
Excluded