Surveyed Growers Give RR Alfalfa Top Grades
A majority of growers surveyed on the use of Roundup Ready alfalfa gave the transgenic crop an reported Mick Canevari, farm advisor for San Joaquin...
Keeping The Green
Mark Spielman creates narrow tunnels in his bale stacks,then fans the hay dry to preserve its green color. His reward: top prices in the horse market....
Row Spacing Doesn't Affect Alfalfa Yield, Persistence
Alfalfa seeded at different row spacings but at the same rate of pure live seed (PLS) doesn't yield or persist much differently after the establishment...
Striving To Improve
Last month, Scott Pierson not only won the alfalfa division of the Oregon Hay and Forage Association's Hay King Contest for the third straight year, he also topped the small grain hay division. His winning alfalfa entry tested ...
Adjustments On The Go
Six years ago, Scott Seaver got tired of jumping off his tractor to adjust the tension on his small square baler every time field conditions changed. “There has to be a better way” to make uniform bales, he told himself...
Quality Over Yield?
Some California hay growers are trading yield for quality by planting dormant alfalfa varieties in what has been considered semi-dormant territory...
Mr. Alfalfa
Garry Lacefield's enthusiasm for alfalfa is unbounded. This Kentucky extension forage agronomist, a well-known, respected authority on the crop, can be...
Roundup Ready Alfalfa Can Be Grown Only For Research
Commercial hay growers will not be allowed to plant Roundup Ready alfalfa under permit this coming spring as was reported in Iowa earlier this month. That’s according to Tom Sim, director of the Biotechnology Regulatory Services’ Regulatory Operations Program under USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service...
Growers Can Tag Roundup Ready Alfalfa By Lot
Alfalfa industry objections to tagging Roundup Ready alfalfa bales individually after a court order reversed the deregulation of the crop have led to additional options in identification requirements. Growers can now identify genetically modified alfalfa by lot...
Two-Cut Alfalfa
Falcata may reduce cost, workload
When Arvid Boe started breeding for pure varieties of yellow-flowered falcata alfalfa 10 years ago, he hoped to develop a high-yielding, one-cut variety...
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