Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality (PEAQ) Stick monitoring will be conducted by the UW-Madison Division of Extension Crops & Soils and Dairy Educators of Grant, Green, Iowa, and Lafayette county.
PEAQ is a method developed by the University of Wisconsin to provide an estimate of the relative feed value of first cutting alfalfa based on crop height and maturity. Our goal is that this information will help forage producers and agronomy professionals track the growth and development of alfalfa in their area so they know when to check their own fields to target their preferred quality while maximizing tonnage.
Samples will be collected on Mondays and Thursdays with results posted online Tuesdays and Fridays during the month of May.
For more information, contact Jordyn Sattler, Crops and Soils Educator at jordyn.sattler@wisc.edu or by contacting the Green County Extension Office at 608-328-9440.
| County | Farm | Date | Height/Maturity | PEAQ Value |
| GRANT COUNTY | South – Tom Kaiser – Alf | 5/6/24 | 20.5″./early bud | 197 RFV |
| South – Tom Kaiser – Alf | 5/9/24 | 23″ / bud | 186 RFV | |
| South – Tom Kaiser – Alf | 5/13/24 | 26″ / bud | 172 RFV | |
| South – Tom Kaiser – Alf | 5/16/24 | 29″ / bud | 160 RFV | |
| South – Tom Kaiser – Alf | 5/17/24 | 29″ / bud | 160 RFV / 178.13 RFQ | |
| South – Tom Kaiser – Alf | 5/22/24 | 33″ / bud | 142 RFV | |
| South – Tom Kaiser – Alf | 5/28/24 | 34″ / bud | 142 RFV | |
| West – Joe Mumm – Alf | 5/6/24 | 19″ /vegetative | 217 RFV | |
| West – Joe Mumm – Alf | 5/9/24 | 22.5″ /early bud | 188 RFV | |
| West – Joe Mumm – Alf | 5/13/24 | 26″ / bud | 172 RFV | |
| West – Joe Mumm – Alf | 5/16/24 | 28.5″ / bud | 162 RFV | |
| West – Joe Mumm – Alf | 5/17/24 | 28.5″ / bud | 162 RFV / 173.30 RFQ | |
| GREEN COUNTY | North – Voegeli Farms – Alf | 5/6/24 | 17″/vegetative | 230 RFV |
| North – Voegeli Farms – Alf | 5/9/24 | 20″/vegetative | 211 RFV | |
| North – Voegeli Farms – Alf | 5/13/24 | 25″ /early bud | 177 RFV | |
| North – Voegeli Farms – Alf | 5/16/24 | 27″ / bud | 168 RFV | |
| North – Voegeli Farms – Alf | 5/17/24 | 27″ / bud | 168 RFV / 206.64 RFQ | |
| South – Wenger Farms – Alf | 5/6/24 | 20″ /early bud | 200 RFV | |
| South – Wenger Farms – Alf | 5/9/24 | 23″ /bud | 186 RFV | |
| South – Wenger Farms – Alf | 5/13/24 | 27″ / bud | 168 RFV | |
| South – Wenger Farms – Alf | 5/16/24 | 28″ / bud | 164 RFV | |
| South – Wenger Farms – Alf | 5/17/24 | 28″ / bud | 164 RFV / 193.74 RFQ | |
| IOWA COUNTY | North – Model Dairy Farms – Alf | 5/6/24 | 20″ /early bud | 200 RFV |
| North – Model Dairy Farms – Alf | 5/9/24 | 23″/bud | 186 RFV | |
| North – Model Dairy Farms – Alf | 5/13/24 | 26.5″ / bud | 169 RFV | |
| North – Model Dairy Farms – Alf | 5/16/24 | no reading-cut on 5/15 | ||
| North – Model Dairy Farms – Alf | 5/17/24 | no reading-cut on 5/15 | ||
| South – Spring Nook Farms – Alf | 5/6/24 | 19.5″ /vegetative | 215 RFV | |
| South – Spring Nook Farms – Alf | 5/9/24 | 21″/vegetative | 216 RFV | |
| South – Spring Nook Farms – Alf | 5/13/24 | 24.5″ / vegetative | 187 RFV | |
| South – Spring Nook Farms – Alf | 5/16/24 | 27″ / vegetative | 175 RFV | |
| South – Spring Nook Farms – Alf | 5/17/24 | 27″ / vegetative | 175 RFV / 207.44 RFQ | |
| South – Spring Nook Farms – Alf | 5/20/24 | 29″ / early bud | 160RFV | |
| South – Spring Nook Farms – Alf | 5/28/24 | 34″ / bud | 142 RFV | |
| LAFAYETTE COUNTY | North – Mike & Jolene Martin – Alf | 5/6/24 | 18.5″ /vegetative | 220 RFV |
| North – Mike & Jolene Martin – Alf | 5/9/24 | 21″/vegetative | 216 RFV | |
| North – Mike & Jolene Martin – Alf | 5/13/24 | 25″ / vegetative | 185 RFV | |
| North – Mike & Jolene Martin – Alf | 5/16/24 | 27″ / early bud | 168 RFV | |
| North – Mike & Jolene Martin – Alf | 5/17/24 | 27″ / early bud | 168 RFV / 185.12 RFQ | |
| North – Mike & Jolene Martin – Alf | 5/20/24 | 29″ / early bud | 160 RFV | |
| South – Cottonwood Dairy – Alf | 5/6/24 | 18″ /vegetative | 224 RFV | |
| South – Cottonwood Dairy – Alf | 5/9/24 | 22″/vegetative | 200 RFV | |
| South – Cottonwood Dairy – Alf | 5/13/24 | 25″ / vegetative | 185 RFV | |
| South – Cottonwood Dairy – Alf | 5/16/24 | 26″ / early bud | 176 RFV | |
| South – Cottonwood Dairy – Alf | 5/17/24 | 26″ / early bud | 176 RFV / 213.27 RFQ |
Thank you to our cooperating farms!
- Cottonwood Dairy (Wiota area)
- Tom Kaiser (Cuba City area)
- Mike & Jolene Martin (Willow Springs/Calamine area)
- Model Dairy Farms (Dodgeville area)
- Nook Spring Farm (Mineral Point area)
- Joe Mumm (Lancaster area)
- Voegeli Farms (Monticello area)
- Wenger Farms (Brodhead area)
