Over the last 2 seasons we have harvested. 25,439 forage plots 3 in Eastern Canada alone! Research Trial Plots harvested by Species Alfalfa 11,470 plots Fescue 3,741 plots Timothy 2,632 plots Ryegrass 2,480 plots Orchardgrass 1,772 plots Red Clover 948 plots Bromegrass 924 plots Fescue Type Festulolium 764 plots Ryegrass Type Festulolium 708 plots Trial Design Our research stations in Ontario are home to over 4000 forage plots. Each plot in a trial is three feet wide by seventeen feet long. Each plot represents 1/1000th of an acre. There are 4 randomized replications of all varieties within each trial. Testing We test against current products, competitor check and experimental varieties. Each trial runs for three production years. Harvesting Legume trials are harvested three to four times per season. Grass trials are harvested two to three times per season at the appropriate maturities. We harvest using our new RCI Engineering 36A forage harvesters.
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