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<blockquote data-quote="JRGidaho`" data-source="post: 709995" data-attributes="member: 13410"><p>dun & others,</p><p></p><p>I would say anywhere north of I-70 endophyyte-free varieties persist with reasonable grazing management. I know of fields of MO-96 (the first endophyte-free variety) seeded in late 1970's that were there for at least 25 years. As far as I know, they are still there.</p><p></p><p>Between I-70 and I-40, it takes good grazing management and good soil fertility to keep endophyte free varieties for 10 years or more. If it were seeded on a bottomland soil rather than an eroded upland site, the odds of survival go up significantly.</p><p></p><p>South of I-40 I would only consider planting one of the newer friendly endophyte varieties. Yes, the seed is much more expensive, but over the life of the stand it is a negligible input cost. Lost production by having infected Ky31 is a much higher cost.</p><p></p><p>If people insist on treating a pasture they seeded to an endophyte free variety exactly the same way they treat Ky31, then about three years is the life expectancy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JRGidaho`, post: 709995, member: 13410"] dun & others, I would say anywhere north of I-70 endophyyte-free varieties persist with reasonable grazing management. I know of fields of MO-96 (the first endophyte-free variety) seeded in late 1970's that were there for at least 25 years. As far as I know, they are still there. Between I-70 and I-40, it takes good grazing management and good soil fertility to keep endophyte free varieties for 10 years or more. If it were seeded on a bottomland soil rather than an eroded upland site, the odds of survival go up significantly. South of I-40 I would only consider planting one of the newer friendly endophyte varieties. Yes, the seed is much more expensive, but over the life of the stand it is a negligible input cost. Lost production by having infected Ky31 is a much higher cost. If people insist on treating a pasture they seeded to an endophyte free variety exactly the same way they treat Ky31, then about three years is the life expectancy. [/QUOTE]
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