To: farmers that grow alfalfa, alfalfa/grass, or pure grass
Would you please help Dr. Jerry Cherney, Cornell University, gather this very important data on our forage crops grown in NY. The question of what proportion of our forage crop is pure alfalfa or mixed alfalfa/grass has been in question. Hard data is needed. It will be used for requesting research funds.
Thank you,
Aaron Gabriel
PLEASE REPLY TO ME AND JERRY
NYS Alfalfa-Grass Survey
The purpose of this survey is to estimate the relative acreage of alfalfa and alfalfa-grass in NYS as impacted by farm size.
1. Farm Size (use number of cows, or number of crop acres)
q Small <200 cows or <500 acres
q Medium 200-700 cows or 500-1500 acres
q Large >700 cows or >1500 acres
Small Medium Large
2. Pure Alfalfa (total acres) ______ ______ ______ acres
Roundup Ready Alfalfa ______ ______ ______ acres
3. Alfalfa-grass ______ ______ ______ acres
4. Pure grass ______ ______ ______ acres
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Jerry H. Cherney
E.V. Baker Professor of Agriculture
Soil & Crop Sciences
503 Bradfield Hall
306 Tower Road
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-1901
