Alfalfa Hay Archive
Fall Cutting Decision Is Balancing Act
Alfalfa growers have to balance the need for tonnage, forage quality and winter survival when deciding whether to take a late cutting, say Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin Extension forage agronomist, and Bill Bland, Extension climatologist...
Slugs Hit Seedling Alfalfa In Wisconsin
Slugs have stripped the leaves from alfalfa seedlings under an oat-pea cover crop in Marathon County, WI, report Dan Undersander University of Wisconsin Extension forage agronomist, and Eileen Cullen, Extension entomologist...
Keep Blister Beetles Out Of Hay
A few precautions can help prevent blister beetle contamination of hay and avoid sickness or death in horses that eat it, says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist...
Now’s The Time For Summer Seedings
Whether establishing new stands or seeding bare or thin spots in fields seeded earlier this year, this is the prime time frame for late-summer seeding of forage crops...
Tips To Control Summer Weeds In Alfalfa
Good management, possibly aided by herbicides, can reduce the amount of foxtail, crabgrass, pigweed and other weeds in alfalfa fields, says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage agronomist...
Congressmen Ask For Fall RR Alfalfa Planting
Seventy-five members of Congress have sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, asking USDA to partially deregulate Roundup Ready alfalfa so farmers can plant it this fall...
Precut Bales Speed Ration Mixing
Round alfalfa bales with precut stems break apart faster than conventional bales in vertical mixers and require less fuel, say researchers at Kansas State University...
Dry Hay As Fast As Possible
The risk of rain damage to curing hay is substantial, points out J.W. Schroeder, North Dakota State University Extension dairy specialist...
Manure Has Potassium That Alfalfa Needs
Applying manure to alfalfa may be an economical way to supply the potassium (K) the crop needs, says Jonathan Rotz...
Lawmakers Urge Vilsack To Stop RR Alfalfa
Fifty-six U.S. senators and representatives have sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack asking him to retain the regulated status of Roundup Ready alfalfa...
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