Low-Cost Wide Swaths
If more Wisconsin dairy producers would chop alfalfa the same day it's mowed, they'd harvest higher-quality haylage and reduce rain-damage worries, says...
Roundup Ready Foe Will Scrutinize USDA Document
The environmental-protection group that filed the lawsuit leading to the injunction against Roundup Ready alfalfa seed sales may or may not try to keep...
Hay Export Optimism
A variety of factors combined to put a clamp on U.S. hay exports earlier this year. But some of the country's leading exporters say better times may be...
Quality-Keeping Alfalfa
Reduced-lignin alfalfa can be harvested eight to 10 days later than conventional alfalfa while maintaining its quality. That may mean fewer cuttings per...
Oval Alfalfa Yellowing May Signal Aphanomyces
If you find oval yellowing, stunted patches of alfalfa in your fields, you may have aphanomyces, a fungal root rot disease that can reduce yields. What...
Bluegrass Damages Michigan Alfalfa-Timothy Fields
An aggressive perennial weed called roughstalk bluegrass (pictured) is overtaking alfalfa-timothy fields in primarily the middle and thumb regions of Michigan, according to Wes Everman, weed scientist at Michigan State University. “I’d never heard of it before the last few weeks...
Follow-Up Fosters Repeat Hay Business
Making an effort to follow up with customers after you deliver hay is an important step in developing an overall hay marketing strategy, says Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin extension forage agronomist....
Balance P And K In Alfalfa Fields
A balance of phosphorus and potassium helps keep alfalfa stands healthy, according to recent research at the Throckmorton-Purdue Agricultural Center.
“Alfalfa removes more potassium than any other ...
Highly Digestible Feed
Reducing lignin in alfalfa can improve fiber digestibility in cows and lambs by up to 10%, according to feeding trial results from Dave Mertens, U.S....
Copter Commerce
Some of Scott Jackson's clients get a fringe benefit other hay dealers can't offer: helicopter rides. Jackson buys hay throughout southern Idaho and northern...
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