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
Perfect Piles
Storing silage in drive-over piles instead of bunkers often results in higher losses. But that doesn't have to be the case, says Kansas State University...
Manure Can Boost Alfalfa Yields
Applying as much as 12,000 gallons of liquid manure or 50 tons of dry manure per acre before planting alfalfa can boost yield more than commercial fertilizers at the same nutrient levels...
California Alfalfa IPM Guidelines Released
The University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) has released a new alfalfa year-round IPM program on its Web site...
Against The Odds
There are a lot of reasons alfalfa isn't grown in the South, says Paul McKie, North Augusta, SC. They are all valid, he adds. Heat, humidity, insects...
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