Wait One Year To Prevent Autotoxicity
To avoid autotoxicity in new alfalfa stands, growers should keep fields alfalfa-free for at least 12 months prior to reseeding....
Alfalfa's Golden Rule
If there is a golden rule for alfalfa harvest, it's this: Don't do it while the plants prepare for winter. That means allowing alfalfa to regrow for four...
Aphid Invasion
The damage started in the Southwest and quickly moved north and east. Now cowpea aphids are a potential threat to alfalfa growers from Texas to the Canadian...
Apply Extra Water Early
Applying extra water to pivot-irrigated alfalfa in May and June can help bring in higher yields later in the summer. Adding more water than the crop needs...
Rodent Remedies
California alfalfa growers have a new weapon against meadow voles and are rediscovering an old one against pocket gophers. Zinc phosphide was recently...
Check University Winterhardiness Data
If you worry about alfalfa winterkill, Dan Undersander says to choose varieties with university-generated winterhardiness scores. I feel very strongly...
Water For Sale
California alfalfa growers are considering the unthinkable in drought years, voluntarily cutting off irrigations in midsummer, and selling their water...
Weeds' Worst Nightmare
If Roundup Ready alfalfa hits the market next year, as expected, and the tech fee isn't too high, Steve Orloff expects it to quickly become popular in...
Authentic Alfalfas
2004 Buy Pure Alfalfa If you want the Real Thing, you probably have to pay for it, whether it's a Coke or a pure alfalfa variety. But alfalfa marketers,...
Expand With Caution
With beef prices recently at all-time highs, milk prices staging a comeback and alfalfa supplies below trend levels, commercial hay growers might think...
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