Bronson Tall Fescue Data
Tree Top - Prosser (2000) Crop Yield Trial Final Results
Cultivar | Nitrogen Removed (lb/acre) | Dry Matter Produced (lb/acre) | Average Crude Protein% |
Matua Prairie Brome | 380 | 23,347 | 9.9 |
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Dovey Tall Fescue | 302 | 17,180 | 11.1 |
Bronson Tall Fescue makes good feed for your animals! Forage quality tests taken on May 24, 2000 from samples retrieved from the Univ. of Wisconsin shows Bronson to have good feed value and digestibility as seen in the chart below.
Bronson Tall Fescue Forage Quality Results - 2000
% ADF | % NDF | % CP | % IVTD |
RFV |
27.2% | 46.6% | 28.5% | 77% | 135 |
Bronson Tall Fescue is the preferred choice! In 1999-2000 grazing trials in Lancaster, WI cattle showed a preference for Bronson over all other endophyte-free fescues grazed.
Penn State - Haller Farm, State College, PA
Planted August 20, 2001 - Forage Consumed (lb/ac) 2002
Variety | Spring | Summer | Fall |
2002 Total |
% Stand 4/15/02 |
% Stand 10/16/02 |
Bronson |
2224 | 3864 | 1570 | 7658 | 91 | 96 |
Barcel |
1955 | 2675 | 1321 | 5952 | 88 | 96 |
Jessup MaxQ |
1738 | 2866 | 1419 | 6023 | 84 | 96 |
Mississippi State University
Planted 10/23/00 - Dry Matter Yield Tall Fescue
Variety | 10/24/01 | 2/15/02 | 4/10/02 | 5/15/02 |
2002 Total |
% Stand |
Bronson | 3402 | 438 | 1195 | 2269 | 7304 | 99 |
GA5MaxQ | 2752 | 821 | 1233 | 2488 | 7294 | 100 |
Hoedown | 2741 | 620 | 951 | 2162 | 6474 | 99 |
JessupMaxQ | 2468 | 456 | 970 | 2098 | 5992 | 100 |
KY 31 | 2394 | 684 | 790 | 2764 | 6632 | 100 |
LSD | 723 | 425 | 367 | 418 | 1004 | 2 |
Bronson Tall Fescue Makes More Milk!
University of Wisconsin-Lancaster Grazing Trial
(2000 Grazing Trial Results – Using Milk 95 Calculator)
Variety | Grazing Yield (T/ac.) | % Crude Protein | IVDM | NDF | Pounds of Milk/Acre |
Bronson | 1.54 | 28.5 | 77.1 | 46.6 | 3,042 |
Ky-31 | 1.50 | 26.7 | 75.3 | 47.8 | 2,676 |