Nutritional Data on Persist Orchardgrass

IS PERSIST NUTRITIOUS?

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NUTRITION DATA

Data from Penn State confirms that Persist's nutritional quality is just as good as its ability to survive.

Penn State - Rock Springs, PA - 2005 Quality Data (measured with NIR)
Variety	Protein	ADF	NDF
Barexcel	15.6	26.7	56.5
Persist	14.9	27.4	57.4
Command	14.7	28.4	57.8
Bounty	15.4	27.1	58.0
Niva	15.4	28.2	58.5
Century	15.1	27.0	58.3
Pennlate	15.1	27.2	58.3
Extend	14.6	27.6	58.5
Shiloh II	14.8	28.2	59.5
Haymaster	13.2	30.0	60.9
Athos	130	32.9	61.9
Barlemas	13.5	31.7	62.0

Now you know why we say, “Plant for Keeps!”