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Agronomy Program
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Dr. Joao Vendramini
FORAGE EXTENSION LABORATORY
Forms:
Mail your completed form, sample, and payment to:
Forage Extension Laboratory
Range Cattle REC
3401 Experiment Station
Ona FL 33865
Forage samples will be received monthly and results reported in the second week of the subsequent
month. i.e. results from samples received in January will be reported on February 15. The report
will contain crude protein and total digestible nutrients (TDN). The cost of the sample will be
$ 5.00.
Remember, properly collecting and identifying a forage sample is very important. Hay samples
should be taken with a core where the sampler is driven into the end of a rectangular bale
or the rounded side of a round bale. Several cores should be combined in one composite sample.
Each cutting should be sampled and analyzed.
Pastures can be collected by "hand-plucked" samples or cut with scissors from different places
around the pasture. Samples should be sent to the laboratory immediately after they are placed
in a plastic bag. Remember, your results are only as good as your sample. More information about
forage sampling can be found at
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/DS157.
If you have any questions about the Forage Extension Laboratory, please contact Joe Vendramini,
jv@ufl.edu, (863) 735-1314 ext 205.
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