Yield Placement for S&W Alfalfa Varieties in various University Trial Locations
Placements shown here refer to life of stand yield results, and reflect the yield accumulation across multiple trial years and cuttings for most locations, but often exclude the establishment year. Refer to individual trial results for more detail. Results of each trial are accessible via the web-links referenced here.
Univ of Minnesota
https://www.maes.umn.edu/sites/maes.umn.edu/files/2018_alfalfa_final.pdf
Rosemont 2017 seeded trials
SW4107 – Top yielding variety in the trial, Top yielding FD4 variety
SW5210 – Top yielding FD5 variety
SW3407 – Top yielding FD3 variety
Rosemont 2018 seeded trial
SW4107 – Top Group (2nd place variety)
Univ of California
https://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/+producing/variety/apr/APR326-2018-DHP.pdf
Tulelake 2017 planted trial (excludes establishment year)
SW4107 – Top Group (2nd place variety)
SW5210 – Top Group
SW5213 – Top Group
West Side Salinity Trials planted 2017
SW8421RRS (2nd place overall), SW9215RRS, SW9577 – all placed within top group
New Mexico State Trials
https://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/variety_trials/AVT18.pdf
Artesia planted 2016
SW7473 – First place variety
Artesia planted 2018
SW8476, SW7408, SW8412 are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place respectively
Los Lunas planted 2016
SW7473 – Top Group
Washington State Trials
http://wa-hay.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2018-Alfalfa-Variety-Trials-Results.pdf
Othello seeded 2015
SW5213 – Top Group, top yielding FD5 variety
SW4107, Top Group, 2nd place overall
Othello 2017
SW4107 – Top yielding variety by more than 6% better yield than all other varieties
Pasco seeded 2015
SW4107 – Top Group
Pasco seeded 2016
SW5210, SW5213 – Top Group
Pasco seeded 2017
SW5213 – Top Group
Penn State Trials
https://extension.psu.edu/forage-variety-trials-reports
Rock Springs seeded 2015
SW5909 – Top Group, top yielding FD5 variety2nd place overall
SW5213, Top Group
Rock Springs seeded 2016
SW5213 — First place
SW5210 – Second place
SW4107 – Top Group
Rock Springs seeded 2017
SW4107 — First place
SW5210 – Second place
SW3407 – Top Group, top yielding FD3 variety
Landisville seeded 2015
SW5909 — First place
SW5213 – Second place
Landisville seeded 2016
SW5210 – Top Group
SW5213 – Top Group
Landisville seeded 2017
SW4107 – Top Group
SW5210 – Top Group
SW3407 – Top Group, top FD3 variety
Ohio State University Trials
https://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/forage2018/
Landisville seeded 2017
SW4107 – Top Group
SW5210 – Top Group
SW3407 – Top Group, top FD3 variety
Wooster seeded 2016
SW5213 – Top Group
SW4113 – Top Group, top FD4 variety
SW4107 – Top Group
SW5210 – Top Group
Cornell Trials
Ithaca seeded 2016
SW5210 – Top Group
Ithaca seeded 2017
SW3407 — Top Group, Top FD3
SW5210 – Top Group
Cobleskill seeded 2016
SW4107 – Top Group
SW5210 – Top Group
Michigan State Trials
East Lansing planted 2016
SW4412Y – Top Group
SW5213 – Top Group
East Lansing planted 2017
SW4107 – Top Group