Alfalfa Silage Archive
Fall Cutting Decision Is Balancing Act
Alfalfa growers have to balance the need for tonnage, forage quality and winter survival when deciding whether to take a late cutting, say Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin Extension forage agronomist, and Bill Bland, Extension climatologist...
Slugs Hit Seedling Alfalfa In Wisconsin
Slugs have stripped the leaves from alfalfa seedlings under an oat-pea cover crop in Marathon County, WI, report Dan Undersander University of Wisconsin Extension forage agronomist, and Eileen Cullen, Extension entomologist...
Tips To Control Summer Weeds In Alfalfa
Good management, possibly aided by herbicides, can reduce the amount of foxtail, crabgrass, pigweed and other weeds in alfalfa fields, says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage agronomist...
Manure Has Potassium That Alfalfa Needs
Applying manure to alfalfa may be an economical way to supply the potassium (K) the crop needs, says Jonathan Rotz...
Check Alfalfa For Sulfur Deficiency
Alfalfa growers need to be aware of possible sulfur deficiency in their fields, says Jim Morrison...
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...
Condition Cool-Weather Haylage Cuttings
Always condition alfalfa that will be put up as dry hay. But when making wide swaths for haylage, choose to condition or not based on temperature and...
Beef Cows Weaned Into Corn
As forage harvesting costs and feed-grain prices climb, beef producers are faced with some hard feeding choices. Throw drought into the mix and these...
Manufacturer Joins Hay Industry
Not everyone views the forage industry with a doom-and-gloom attitude. W.R. Long Inc., a 25-year-old company that manufactures front-end loader attachments,...
From Standby To Mainstay
Twelve years ago, Kendall Guither started wrapping 45%- to 55%-moisture bales for baleage, primarily as a rainy-day backup. Today this perennial winner...
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