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2009
U.P. Corn, Small Grain and Forage Performance Trials
D.H. Min and C.J. Kapp
Upper Peninsula Experiment Station
Michigan State University
Introduction
In 2009 the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station conducted small grain, corn, cool season grass and
alfalfa variety trials. The purpose of these trials was to evaluate each variety to determine which consistently
performs the best in the soil and climatic conditions of the Upper Peninsula. Yield is the single largest
determinant of return per acre for forage, corn and small grain production. Selecting varieties with high yield
potential is fundamental to obtaining high yields and economic profitability. The yield advantage realized with
good varieties quickly minimizes their greater seed cost. When choosing a variety, always try to evaluate it based
on multi‐year yield performance when possible. Yield will vary from year to year as a result of several
environmental factors such as soil type, amount of rainfall, temperature, disease and insect incidence. A
producer needs to take care when interpreting the information from variety trials. The more years represented,
as well as the extent of similarity between the test and grower's field environments, the more reliable the
information will be.
Methods
The results shown are the average of four replications grown in close proximity to each other. Two or
more plots of the same variety in the same field may produce somewhat different results because of variability in
the soil and other environmental factors. Replication and randomization of the entries are two methods used to
account for this variation. The value calculated as the “least significant difference” or “LSD” is the amount that an
individual hybrid would have to differ from another hybrid in the same test to be considered significantly
different from that hybrid. The CV, or coefficient of variation, is indicative of a trial’s precision. Trials with low
levels of error variation have lower CV values. Each of the trials was treated with the recommended seeding,
fertility and herbicide rates per species. Pure live seed (PLS) was used when determining seeding rate. Pure live
seed refers to the amount of live seed in a lot of bulk seed. The formula is purity (%) multiplied by germination
(%) divided by 100 equals the % of pure live seed in a lot of bulk seed.
Discussion
Once again weather was highly variable across the Upper Peninsula in the 2009 growing season. The
weather information for Chatham is reported in Table 1. For further information, please call 906‐439‐5188 or
contact your local county extension agent. For state wide variety trial results on the Web please use this
address: www.css.msu.edu/varietytrials/
Table 1. 2009 Precipitation (inches)
Chatham
Norm* 2009 dev
April 2.46 3.02 0.56
May 3.15 3.58 0.43
June 3.61 1.91 ‐1.70
July 3.56 3.66 0.10
August 3.55 3.88 0.33
September 4.16 3.06 ‐1.10
October 3.24 6.50 3.26
Total 23.73 25.61 1.88
*30 yr avg.

Fig 1.
Table 2.
Barley Variety Trial 2009
UPES, Chatham, MI
Heading Date, Plant Scores* and Disease reactions of Barley varieties**
Variety Heading Date Plant scores
Powdery
Mildew Rust scores
B0007 7/14/2009 6.8 6.8 2.8
B3404 7/13/2009 7.0 6.3 4.5
B4478 7/13/2009 7.0 6.0 4.0
CDC Clyde 7/14/2009 6.5 7.3 2.3
Celebration 7/15/2009 6.8 7.3 2.5
Excel 7/12/2009 6.8 7.3 3.0
Kewaunee 7/10/2009 7.5 4.3 4.5
Lacey 7/12/2009 7.0 6.0 2.0
Legacy 7/11/2009 6.3 7.3 3.5
Rasmusson 7/12/2009 6.0 5.8 3.8
SR412 7/15/2009 6.3 7.3 3.3
SR425 7/11/2009 6.3 6.5 3.8
SR420 7/12/2009 7.5 5.8 4.0
SR424 7/15/2009 7.3 6.3 3.5
Stellar‐ND 7/12/2009 7.3 6.3 3.5
Tradition 7/12/2009 7.0 6.0 3.3
*1 to 10 scale where 1 = least desirable, 10 = most desirable
**1 to 10 scale where 1 = most resistant, 10 = most susceptible

Table 3. Barley Variety Trial 2009
UPES, Chatham, MI
Variety
Moisture
(%)
** Busch Agricultural Resources Inc
Test wt
(lbs/bu) Ht (in) Bu/acre* 2 yr avg Type Origin
B0007 11.7 48.0 27.5 54.7 NA Malting BAR LLC**
B3404 11.6 48.2 26.0 48.7 NA Malting BAR LLC
B4478 11.8 47.7 26.1 49.0 48.3 Malting BAR LLC
CDC Clyde 11.7 48.0 26.2 52.2 52.5 Malting Canada
Celebration 11.5 47.0 26.7 55.0 NA Malting BAR LLC
Excel 11.6 47.5 26.8 52.2 48.2 Malting Minnesota
Kewaunee 11.8 48.3 29.1 47.5 50.7 Feed Wisconsin
Lacey 11.5 49.6 26.7 56.5 54.2 Malting Minnesota
Legacy 12.0 48.1 27.7 58.5 56.8 Malting BAR LLC
Rasmusson 12.0 49.7 26.0 59.0 56.1 Malting Minnesota
SR412 11.9 46.2 26.3 57.0 52.3 Malting Canada
SR425 11.7 46.5 26.8 51.2 NA Malting Canada
SR420 11.9 47.0 26.8 53.0 50.7 Malting Canada
SR424 12.0 47.0 26.3 63.7 NA Malting Canada
Stellar‐ND 11.9 48.5 26.5 53.5 51.5 Malting North Dakota
Tradition 11.7 49.2 26.3 51.0 54.8 Malting BAR LLC
Mean 11.8 47.9 26.7 53.9 52.4
CV% 3.3 2.3 7.0 17.0 10.3
LSD 5% 0.5 1.6 2.6 13.1 7.8
*Yield adjusted to 14.5% moisture
Design: RCB, plot size 3 x 20', (3 x 18' harvested) Harvested: 8‐27‐2009
Soil type: Eben very cobbly sandy loam Herbicide: 1.5 pts of Buctril/ac
Seeded: 5‐11‐2009 (120 lbs/ac) Fertility: 150 lbs/ac 46‐0‐0

Table 4. Oats Variety Trial 2009
UPES, Chatham, MI
Variety
Moisture
(%)
Test wt
(lbs/bu) Ht (in) Bu/acre* 2 yr avg Heading Date Origin
Buckskin 11.2 35.9 34.6 94.3 88.5 7/13/2009 Illinois
Esker 11.0 33.7 31.7 83.9 89.9 7/11/2009 Wisconsin
Excel 11.0 33.1 33.6 98.7 NA 7/11/2009 Indiana
Ida 10.9 34.0 34.7 85.7 92.0 7/13/2009 Michigan
IL 00 7267 11.6 36.1 30.3 98.0 NA 7/16/2009 Illinois
IL 02 8658 11.9 35.6 30.7 92.1 NA 7/8/2009 Illinois
Kame 11.8 33.6 30.6 76.2 83.7 7/8/2009 Wisconsin
Ogle 11.3 33.5 33.0 101.6 96.8 7/11/2009 Illinois
Spurs 11.5 36.2 31.6 77.6 83.3 7/11/2009 Illinois
Wabasha 11.0 35.4 34.2 89.2 85.3 7/12/2009 Minnesota
Winona 11.5 34.7 33.5 78.1 81.9 7/8/2009 Minnesota
X8787‐1 11.7 34.3 33.1 90.5 NA 7/13/2009 Wisconsin
X8791‐1 11.5 32.3 32.2 73.6 NA 7/13/2009 Wisconsin
X8995‐4 11.6 36.2 32.8 80.7 78.1 7/6/2009 Wisconsin
Mean 11.4 34.6 32.6 87.1 86.6
CV% 4.5 1.5 3.8 10.3 6.6
LSD 5% 0.7 0.7 1.8 12.8 8.4
* Yield Adjusted to 14% moisture
Design: RCB, plot size 3 x 20', (3 x 18' harvested) Harvested: 9‐3‐2009
Soil type: Eben very cobbly sandy loam Herbicide: 1.5 pts of Buctril/ac
Seeded: 5‐12‐2009 (96 lbs/ac) Fertility: 150 lbs/ac 46‐0‐0
Table 5. Spring Wheat Variety Trial 2009
UPES, Chatham, MI
Variety
Moisture
(%)
Test wt
(lbs/bu) Ht (in) Bu/acre* 2 yr avg
Heading
Date Origin
Ada 11.3 60.9 28.8 27.5 29.0 7/10/2009 Minnesota
Briggs 11.7 61.4 30.5 35.2 36.5 7/5/2009 South Dakota
Oklee 11.9 62.5 29.1 32.0 33.3 7/7/2009 Minnesota
RB07 11.8 60.6 27.1 36.7 37.2 7/5/2009 Minnesota
Tom 12.0 61.4 29.0 26.0 29.3 7/8/2009 Minnesota
Traverse 11.3 59.4 30.8 36.0 38.5 7/8/2009 South Dakota
Ulen 11.5 60.8 27.3 29.7 31.6 7/8/2009 Minnesota
Mean 11.7 61.0 28.9 31.8 33.6
CV% 2.4 0.8 6.1 13.3 7.5
LSD 5% 0.4 0.7 2.6 6.3 3.7
* Yield Adjusted to 13% moisture
Design: RCB, plot size 3 x 20', (3 x 18' harvested) Harvested: 9‐8‐2009
Soil type: Eben very cobbly sandy loam Herbicide: 1.5 pts of Buctril/ac
Seeded: 5‐12‐2009 (150 lbs/ac) Fertility: 150 lbs/ac 46‐0‐0

Table 6. Grass Variety Trial Yield
UPES, Chatham, MI
Forage yields, animal preference, and stand ratings
Non‐irrigated
Preference Stand
Species/Marketer Cultivar 1‐Jun 26‐Jun 27‐Jul 30‐Sep 2009 1 to 5* 1 to 10†
Orchardgrass
Entry 25‐Jun 5‐Aug 1‐Oct 2009
Garst 6417 1.62 1.15 0.68 3.46
Garst 6431 1.57 1.13 0.75 3.44
Vernal 1.54 1.17 0.73 3.43
DKA33‐16 1.45 1.16 0.77 3.38
Velocity 1.49 1.14 0.72 3.35
DK140 1.48 1.14 0.72 3.34
Pioneer 55V48 1.41 1.09 0.62 3.11
WL343HQ 1.34 1.00 0.75 3.09
Evergreen 3 1.46 0.96 0.64 3.05
AmeriStand 407TQ 1.40 1.02 0.62 3.04
Mean 1.47 1.10 0.70 3.27
CV% 15 14 19 14
LSD 5% NS NS NS NS
dry matter yield tons/acre cut 1 cut 2 cut 3 cut 4 spring09
DLF Intl Endurance 0.56 0.53 0.57 0.38 2.04 3.9 3.9 2.6 3.9 8.5
FFR OG0604WH 0.62 0.50 0.54 0.35 2.01 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.6 8.8
FFR OG0606G 0.44 0.59 0.59 0.36 1.98 4.3 4.3 3.4 4.3 8.3
FFR OG0505G 0.48 0.52 0.54 0.43 1.96 3.6 3.6 2.6 3.6 8.5
Check Elsie 0.57 0.46 0.58 0.33 1.94 4.1 4.0 2.9 4.0 8.3
FFR OG0605G 0.53 0.42 0.53 0.26 1.74 3.8 3.9 3.1 3.9 9.0
Perennial Ryegrass
Pickseed Intl PSG06BLh** 0.41 0.51 0.62 0.40 1.93 4.4 3.9 3.4 3.9 6.5
Pickseed Intl PSG47M01 0.50 0.63 0.45 0.26 1.84 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.6 7.3
Pickseed Intl PSGAM108 0.47 0.67 0.39 0.15 1.67 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 7.5
Check BG34 0.41 0.58 0.45 0.21 1.65 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.4 6.3
Mean 0.50 0.54 0.52 0.31 1.88 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.6 7.9
CV% 28 21 18 33 13 10 13 34 13 7
LSD 5% 0.2 0.17 0.13 0.14 0.35 0.5 0.6 1.5 0.6 0.7
*Visual Rating 1‐5 with 0=0% grazed, 1=20%, 2=40%, 3=60%, 4=80%, 5=100% grazed. Preference of grasses is established by
visual estimation of percent defoliation of the plots after 6‐8 hours of grazing by Holstein cows.
**Hybrid ryegrass (Lolium hybrid)
† Visual Rating 1‐10 with 10 =90‐100% ground cover
Design: RCB, plot size 3 x 24'
Soil type: Eben very cobbly sandy loam
Seeded: 5‐15‐2008
Fertility: 200 lbs N/a. (50 lbs/a. following green‐up, 50 lbs/a. after cuts 1‐3)
Table 7. Alfalfa Variety Trial Yield
(DM tons/acre)
UPES, Chatham, MI
Design: RCB, plot size: 3 x 24’
Seeded: 8/1/08, 20 lbs. PLS/acre
Soil type: Eben Very Cobbly Sandy
Loam
Fertility: 0‐84‐252 /acre

Table 8. Silage Corn Variety Trial (80‐92 Day)
Alger County 2009
2009 YIELD
% QUALITY
BRAND / HYBRID RM %DM GT/A DT/A IVD ADF NDF NDFD CP
DEKALB DKC36‐34 (VT3) 80 20.9 22.9 4.8 73.3 30.8 57.8 53.9 8.8
DEKALB DKC38‐89 (VT3) 81 19.5 24.6 4.8 73.4 31.2 58.8 54.9 9.3
DYNAGRO 52V01 80 19.4 26.6 5.2 73.2 32.3 60.0 55.5 8.6
DYNAGRO 53V80 83 18.5 26.4 4.9 75.5 31.5 60.5 59.6 9.1
MYCOGEN 2D140 86 19.5 23.3 4.5 75.9 29.4 56.2 57.0 8.9
MYCOGEN TMF2Q296 88 18.6 26.4 4.9 76.0 32.2 60.6 60.4 8.6
NuTech 1B‐887 CB/LL 90 19.2 27.3 5.2 74.0 32.1 59.5 56.3 8.6
NuTech 3C‐889 RR/YGCB 91 20.3 25.2 5.1 74.3 30.6 57.7 55.4 9.6
NuTech 3A‐094 RR/LFY 92 18.5 25.6 4.7 75.4 31.7 59.9 58.9 9.4
NuTech 3T‐295 VT3 82 19.0 23.1 4.4 76.7 30.3 57.4 59.5 8.9
PIONEER 39V08 86 20.4 22.1 4.5 69.9 34.1 60.2 50.1 9.0
PIONEER 39B23 87 21.4 24.7 5.3 71.7 34.0 61.3 53.9 8.8
PIONEER 38N88 86 21.9 24.2 5.3 77.6 26.7 52.6 57.5 8.9
PIONEER 38H08 87 21.0 26.3 5.5 71.6 32.7 58.4 51.3 8.2
NK Brand N19G 87 19.2 24.8 4.7 72.0 33.8 61.6 54.6 9.1
NK Brand N22‐C2 87 20.2 25.2 5.1 72.3 33.8 62.3 55.7 8.9
NK Brand N23K 88 21.1 26.3 5.6 74.1 30.9 57.7 55.1 9.0
Mean 19.9 25.0 5.0 73.9 31.6 59.0 55.8 8.9
CV (%) 5.8 5.2 7.2 4.0 8.2 6.3 5.3 10.7
LSD (5%) 1.6 1.8 0.5 4.2 3.7 5.3 4.2 1.4
Table 9. Silage Corn Variety Trial (80‐92 Day)
2009 Menominee County
2009 YIELD
% QUALITY
BRAND / HYBRID RM %DM GT/A DT/A IVD ADF NDF NDFD CP
DEKALB DKC36‐34 (VT3) 80 38.4 17.5 6.8 79.7 25.3 49.9 59.2 7.2
DEKALB DKC38‐89 (VT3) 81 39.2 22.0 8.6 83.1 21.2 43.2 60.9 7.1
DYNAGRO 52V01 80 31.7 20.4 6.4 79.7 25.5 48.0 57.4 6.7
DYNAGRO 53V80 83 33.0 23.4 7.8 79.8 26.0 49.9 59.5 6.7
MYCOGEN 2D140 86 35.1 20.0 7.0 82.3 21.9 44.6 60.0 7.1
MYCOGEN TMF2Q296 88 32.3 22.7 7.3 82.2 24.7 49.3 63.9 6.7
NuTech 1B‐887 CB/LL 90 30.6 23.4 7.2 79.6 25.9 49.1 58.5 7.3
NuTech 3C‐889 RR/YGCB 91 37.9 19.7 7.5 80.4 25.7 51.6 62.0 6.7
NuTech 3A‐094 RR/LFY 92 29.2 24.2 7.1 81.7 24.8 48.3 62.1 7.4
NuTech 3T‐295 VT3 82 34.3 22.0 7.6 82.8 22.5 45.5 62.2 7.1
PIONEER 39V08 86 39.0 17.6 6.9 77.2 27.6 52.3 56.5 6.8
PIONEER 39B23 87 40.5 19.7 8.0 81.0 24.5 48.3 60.7 6.9
PIONEER 38N88 86 33.7 22.8 7.7 80.8 24.1 47.9 59.9 7.5
PIONEER 38H08 87 35.4 20.7 7.3 80.6 24.5 46.5 58.4 6.4
NK Brand N19G 87 33.3 21.1 7.0 79.3 26.9 51.2 59.8 7.7
NK Brand N22‐C2 87 34.8 24.1 8.3 80.5 24.9 49.1 60.3 7.2
NK Brand N23K 88 39.7 22.3 8.8 80.3 25.4 48.6 59.4 6.8
Mean 35.2 21.4 7.5 80.6 24.8 48.4 60.0 7.0
CV (%) 9.6 8.3 9.7 2.8 11.4 8.3 4.1 6.6
LSD (5%) 4.8 2.5 1.0 3.2 4.0 5.7 3.5 0.7

Table 10. Silage Corn Varity Trial (90‐104 Day)
Menominee County 2009
2009 YIELD
% QUALITY
BRAND / HYBRID RM %DM GT/A DT/A IVD ADF NDF NDFD CP
DAIRYLAND Hi DF‐3000‐9 100 33.3 20.8 7.0 82.0 22.2 44.4 59.3 6.7
DAIRYLAND STEALTH‐9196 96 36.6 19.4 7.1 81.3 21.5 42.8 56.5 6.4
DAIRYLAND STEALTH‐9799 99 33.8 19.4 6.5 79.8 23.4 45.4 55.8 6.6
DYNAGRO 55R10 100 33.2 22.4 7.4 82.1 23.2 46.3 61.5 6.5
DYNAGRO 55V48 102 33.0 20.8 6.8 82.5 21.3 42.6 59.0 6.5
GREAT LAKES 4041G3VT3 90 36.7 20.1 7.3 81.6 22.8 44.9 59.0 6.8
GREAT LAKES 4481G3VT3 94 34.5 20.5 7.0 81.3 23.3 45.2 58.8 6.6
MYCOGEN TMF2L418 94 34.8 19.4 6.7 81.5 24.0 47.3 61.1 6.6
MYCOGEN TMF2R521 98 33.3 21.5 7.1 82.0 22.5 44.6 59.8 6.7
MYCOGEN TMF2W587 104 33.6 21.7 7.3 81.9 22.0 43.4 58.5 6.8
NuTech 3T‐600 VT3 100 32.3 21.5 6.9 81.4 23.8 46.3 59.7 6.6
NuTech 5X‐100 RR/HXT 100 33.2 23.2 7.7 81.7 22.8 45.4 59.8 6.7
NuTech 3T‐603 VT3 103 32.0 24.2 7.7 79.4 24.4 47.3 56.5 6.5
PIONEER 38M60 94 38.0 17.7 6.7 82.1 21.5 43.6 59.2 6.4
PIONEER 38P43 95 38.8 16.9 6.6 80.8 23.1 46.2 58.5 6.4
PIONEER 36Y26 101 32.2 22.4 7.2 81.3 23.8 46.3 59.7 7.0
Mean 34.3 20.7 7.1 81.4 22.8 45.1 58.9 6.6
CV (%) 7.4 8.5 9.3 1.9 10.2 7.7 2.9 6.3
LSD (5%) 2.1 1.4 0.5 1.3 1.9 2.8 1.4 0.3
Table 10a. Agronomic information on silage trial locations
County
Planting
Date
Menominee 5/15/2009
Harvest
Date
9/26/2009
10/7/2009
Previous
Crop
Average
Stand
Corn 33,792
Alger 5/15/2009 10/7/2009 Canola 32,768
Fertility
N‐P‐K
145‐40‐40
+ Manure
160‐40‐40
+ Manure
Soil Type Farm Cooperator
Onaway
Sandy Loam
Eben Very
Cobbly Sandy
Loam
Johnson Farms LLC
U.P. Experiment
Station

Table 11. Corn Grain Variety Trial (81‐92 Day)
Delta and Menominee County 2009
2009 Delta
BRAND / HYBRID RM
%
moisture Bu/acre*
Menominee
Twt
(lbs/bu)
%
moisture
Bu/acre*
Twt
(lbs/bu)
BAYSIDE Super 80 80 27.9 116.8 52.0 21.1 149.2 54.1
BAYSIDE 1541RR 81 31.7 125.9 51.0 19.8 149.4 54.1
DEKALB DKC30‐23 (RR2) 80 25.8 137.2 52.1 20.5 146.4 54.5
DEKALB DKC33‐54 (RR2) 83 23.2 129.4 53.2 19.9 141.5 54.3
DEKALB DKC36‐34 (VT3) 86 27.0 136.2 51.3 23.3 167.1 53.2
DEKALB DKC38‐89 (VT3) 88 37.2 121.2 50.3 26.4 154.2 52.0
DEKALB DKC40‐20 (VT3) 90 36.9 126.6 50.4 28.3 165.7 51.9
DEKALB DKC41‐60 (VT3) 91 38.0 137.3 50.3 28.6 159.0 51.6
DEKALB DKC42‐72 (VT3) 92 37.8 136.4 50.4 30.1 157.4 51.3
DYNAGRO 51V45 82 24.8 125.5 52.3 21.7 140.7 54.0
DYNAGRO 52V01 86 32.3 138.1 50.9 24.2 169.1 52.5
DYNAGRO CX08287 87 34.8 142.1 50.5 24.0 151.6 52.8
HYLAND SEEDS HLB32R 86 36.3 122.7 50.5 21.8 154.6 53.8
HYLAND SEEDS HLCVR36 87 36.0 117.5 50.4 28.3 149.5 51.6
NuTech 1B‐887 CB/LL 87 37.0 131.2 50.4 24.3 144.1 52.5
NuTech 1N‐887 CB/LL/RW 87 38.4 126.2 50.3 24.2 154.5 52.1
G2 GENETICS 5X‐591 RR/HXT 88 35.8 112.8 50.4 25.0 149.8 52.2
NuTech 3C‐889 RR/YGCB 89 35.0 133.5 50.6 24.5 167.2 52.0
PIONEER 39V07 80 27.4 123.4 51.8 21.2 157.4 53.4
PIONEER 39B23 88 32.8 136.8 50.9 24.0 161.0 52.6
RENK RK212CBLL 82 32.0 144.3 51.1 20.5 166.4 54.3
RENK RK292GTCBLL 85 37.1 127.4 50.4 24.1 152.5 52.9
RENK RK302CBLL 87 35.8 137.8 50.5 23.8 151.5 52.2
Mean 33.1 129.8 50.9 23.9 154.8 52.8
CV (%) 5.9 6.3 0.9 7.1 6.7 1.5
LSD (5%) 2.7 11.6 0.6 2.4 14.6 1.1
* Yield adjusted to 15.5 % moisture
Table 11a. Agronomic information on grain trial locations
County
Planting
Date
Harvest
Date
Previous
Crop
Average
Stand
Menominee 5/15/2009 11/16/2009 Corn 31,680
Delta 5/15/2009 11/16/2009 Corn 27,720
Fertility
N‐P‐K
145‐40‐40
+ Manure
131‐40‐40
+ Manure
Soil Type Farm Cooperator
Onaway
Sandy Loam
Charlevoix
Sandy Loam
Johnson Farms LLC
Herioux Farms LLC
Special thanks to Johnson Farms and Herioux Farms for cooperating with us this year.
Special thanks also to Project GREEEN for partially funding the Upper Peninsula Corn Trials for 2009.