RR Court Injunction May Squeeze Alfalfa Seed Supply
A recent court order prohibiting the sale and planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa could lead to a shortage of seed of conventional varieties, warn seed company...
Manure Can Boost Alfalfa Yields
Applying as much as 12,000 gallons of liquid manure or 50 tons of dry manure per acre before planting alfalfa can boost yield more than commercial fertilizers at the same nutrient levels...
Alfalfa-Grass Mixes Reduce Leafhopper Damage
Planting a cool-season grass with non-potato leafhopper-resistant alfalfa will reduce leafhopper damage and increase yield compared to...
Return Roundup Ready Alfalfa Seed
Alfalfa growers who bought Roundup Ready seed but can't plant it need to contact their seed dealers about replacing it with conventional varieties or getting refunds, says a Monsanto spokesman...
Oats Lengthen Alfalfa Stand Life
Tom Barcellos, Tipton, CA, gets an extra year out of aging alfalfa fields by interseeding oats. "We plant 25 lbs of oats per acre in a weakening third- or fourth-year conventional alfalfa stand...
Ruling May Impact Hay, Seed Supply
If Roundup Ready alfalfa is held off the market for an extended period, the already tight supply of conventional alfalfa seed likely will get tighter, say seed company officials...
Injunction Jolts Roundup Ready Alfalfa
A federal judge last week imposed a preliminary injunction against the sale and planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa, effectively removing the transgenic crop as a spring seeding option in much of the country...
California Alfalfa IPM Guidelines Released
The University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) has released a new alfalfa year-round IPM program on its Web site...
RR Alfalfa Gains Quick Acceptance
An estimated 20% of California's 1.1 million acres of alfalfa is Roundup Ready varieties just 18 months after the first herbicide-resistant alfalfas were introduced...
Monsanto Asks To Intervene In Lawsuit
On March 2, Monsanto filed a motion to intervene in the remedy phase of a lawsuit to support farmers who choose to use Roundup Ready alfalfa in their forage operations...
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