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Foliar fungicides such as Headline reduce levels of foliar disease in alfalfa, but that doesn’t consistently translate to higher yields or quality....More

As Upper Midwestern forage growers realize the extent of winterkill damage in their fields, Extension service specialists have put together resources offering advice. The University of Minnesota devoted a Web page to winter injury damage, called “Alfalfa weather damage and emergency forages – 2013.” The page has advice on stand assessment, replanting forages and small grains, and it answers questions on autotoxicity in alfalfa....More

The University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin ask alfalfa and other forage producers in the two states to complete a brief, 12-question survey....More

Reports of alfalfa weevil are filtering in from multiple states around the Midwest....More