Pasture Growth by August 29

The following table shows the growth from pastures participating in the project. For information about the project see the introductory post. The information is reported in pounds of dry matter grown per acre per day. It contains the reported results as of the posting date. Some reports may be delayed for various reasons. Previous week’s information is updated when it is received. The current table will reflect the total information available.

Weekly Pasture Growth for 2010

Week Starting	Fields sampled	Minimum	Maximum	Average	Past 5 yr Average
	(no.)	(pounds of DM per day)
March 28	9	2.7	66	38.6	na
April 4	14	7.7	93.4	34.4	na
April 11	20	2.4	188.3	56.4	na
April 18	24	0.2	184.5	48.6	60.9
April 25	25	21.5	189.5	75	75.2
May 2	60	3.3	232.7	97.7	78.6
May 9	53	1	232.8	77.8	86.4
May 16	61	3.8	256	67.4	100
May 23	32	3.5	251	84	75.7
May 30	32	6.5	131.3	64.6	58.4
June 6	40	2.7	153.4	48.1	51
June 13	45	4.1	215.2	64.2	48.3
June 20	30	6.3	136.9	49.1	47.4
June 27	34	4.1	113.4	48	49.1
July 4	24	4.6	123.3	38.5	59.8
July 11	18	6.9	144	45.6	35.5
July 18	24	0	80.1	33.6	32.3
July 25	15	4.7	88.5	38.8	32.7
Aug 1	18	7	94.1	42.7	56.1
Aug 8	14	0.4	96.4	39.7	37.2
Aug 15	15	8.6	96.5	27.3	29.5
Aug 22	17	1.2	62.2	29	41.6