Conditions Right For Alfalfa Diseases In Iowa
Below-normal temperatures and wet conditions, like those Iowa is experiencing this spring, provide ideal conditions for alfalfa foliar diseases. High levels of foliar diseases in May can cause...
States Assess Cold Impact On Hay Stands
As U.S. hay growers sort out damage from the Easter weekend cold snap, they may want to consider what Garry Lacefield, University of Kentucky forage specialist, says he has learned from it...
Managing Freeze-Damaged Alfalfa
Hard freezes in early April damaged alfalfa in Kansas, says Jim Shroyer, Kansas State University extension agronomist...
Alfalfa Watch: Will April’s Chill Spell “Winter” Kill?
Those balmy temperatures in late March sure felt good, but they may have gotten our alfalfa into trouble. Fortunately, however, while the weather progression from a warm, dormancy-breaking late March to a bone-chilling early April has provided...
Watch Frost-Damaged Upper Midwestern Fields
As the weather warms back up in parts of the Upper Midwest, growers are taking a close look at fields for signs of permanent damage from the recent cold weather. Prior to the cold snap, alfalfa growth had ranged from 4 to 8" in southern Michigan, which left fields vulnerable when the freeze hit...
Cold Weather Causes Significant Damage In Kentucky
Kansas: Alfalfa Weevils Are Active
Alfalfa weevils have been extremely active throughout Kansas this spring...
Illinois: Weevils Active In The South
Hay growers in the southern half of Illinois should be scouting for alfalfa weevil damage...
Iowa: Start Scouting For Alfalfa Weevils
Iowa State University degree-day information shows that alfalfa weevil larvae probably hatched in southern Iowa...
Freeze Zaps Northern Alfalfa
Unusually cold weather late last week and through the weekend damaged alfalfa fields...
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