Dairy producers short on forage may want to take an early cutting from older alfalfa stands before rotating to corn this year, says Phil Kaatz, Michigan State University Extension educator.
Whether you should harvest hail-damaged alfalfa or red clover right away or follow your normal cutting schedule depends on the amount of damage, the crop’s maturity stage and other factors, says Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin Extension forage agronomist....More
Midwestern alfalfa growers should be on the lookout for yet another new race of the fungal disease aphanomyces, advises Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin Extension forage agronomist....More
An $85-million dry-milk processing plant under construction in Fallon, NV, is about to bring major changes to alfalfa production in the northern part of that state....More
Consider replacing old, low-yielding alfalfa stands after this year’s first cutting, suggests Rory Lewandowski, Ohio State University Extension educator....More
Many Kentucky hay growers are bringing in lower-than-normal first-cutting yields, reports Ray Smith, University of Kentucky Extension forage specialist....More
A stretch of rainy weather during late April-early May – 2¼” in a four-day period – was both a blessing and a curse for hay grower Andy Stock, owner of Stock Hay Company near Murdock, NE....More
The early spring warmth that gave Michigan alfalfa a jump on the growing season may have led to problems with winter-annual weeds such as common chickweed, shepherd’s purse and purple deadnettle. So says Marilyn Thelen, Michigan State University (MSU) Extension educator....More
“How thin is too thin to keep a new alfalfa seeding?” That’s the question that Marvin Hall, Penn State University Extension forage specialist, has fielded from several growers who have complained of having very thin new alfalfa stands....More
Southeastern Wisconsin growers seeing increased alfalfa weevil defoliation during first-crop harvest may want to revisit fields four or five days after cutting, warns Bryan Jensen, University of Wisconsin Extension Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program coordinator....More
New York youth may be able to earn money and help battle the crop-destroying, invasive alfalfa snout beetle that has plagued New York counties since 1989....More
