Forage & Cover Crop Variety Testing
The mission of the MSU Variety Test program is to provide unbiased comparisons of varieties for use by producers and industry.
2020 MSU Forage Variety Test (applications will be posted in January)
- 2020 Alfalfa Variety Trials Application – Alfalfa trial offered at East Lansing and Chatham (entry deadline April 1, 2020)
- 2020 Red Clover Variety Trials Application – Red Clover trial offered at East Lansing (entry deadline April 1, 2020)
- 2020 Perennial Grass Variety Trials Application – Offered at East Lansing and Chatham (entry deadline April 1, 2020)
- 2020 Annual Forages Variety Trial Application – Three planting dates (May-spring annuals, June-warm-season annuals, and August (winter annuals) are offered at East Lansing and Chatham (entry deadline varies by date)
- 2020 Cover Crop Variety Trials Application – Offered at East Lansing at Chatham (entry deadline July 1, 2010)
- Contact Kim Cassida or Joe Paling for more information.
MSU Forage Variety Test Reports by harvest year
- 2019 – Forage (Alfalfa, grass, red clover)
- 2019 – Cover Crops
- 2018 – Forage (alfalfa, grass, red clover)
- 2017 – Forage (alfalfa, grass, red clover)
- 2016 – Forage (alfalfa, grass, red clover)
- 2015 – Forage (alfalfa, grass, red clover)
- 2014 – Forage (alfalfa, grass, red clover)
- 2013 – Forage (alfalfa, grass, red clover)
- 2012 – Forage (alfalfa, grass, red clover)
- 2011 – Forage (alfalfa, grass, red clover)
- 2010 – Alfalfa – Grass
- 2009 – Alfalfa – Grass – Red Clover – Wildlife Food Plot
- 2008 – Alfalfa – Grass – Wildlife Food Plot
- 2007 – Alfalfa – Grass – Wildlife Food Plot
- 2006 – Alfalfa – Wildlife Food Plot
- 2005 – Alfalfa – Grass – Red Clover – Wildlife Food Plot
- 2004 – Combined (Alfalfa, grass, clovers, birdsfoot trefoil)
- 2002 – Combined (Alfalfa, grass, clovers, birdsfoot trefoil)
- 2001 – Combined (Alfalfa, grass, clovers, birdsfoot trefoil)
- 1999 – Alfalfa
Other Variety Test Resources
- Michigan Row Crop Variety Test Page
- 2019 MSU Corn Varieties Compared (grain and silage varieties)
- 2018 MSU Corn Varieties Compared (grain and silage varieties)
- 2017 MSU Corn Varieties Compared (grain and silage varieties)
- 2016 MSU Corn Varieties Compared (grain and silage varieties)
- 2015 MSU Corn Varieties Compared (grain and silage varieties)
- Minnesota Forage Variety Test
- New York Forage Variety Test
- Ohio Forage Performance Test
- Pennsylvania Forage Variety Test
- Wisconsin Forage Variety Test