Beware Of Autotoxicity In Alfalfa
If your spring seeding plans include alfalfa following alfalfa, proceed with caution. Trials at several universities have shown that autoxicity can hurt...
A New Market Next Door
From now on, Bob Hilger's 4 4 8' baler will spend more time in the shed. That's because this David City, NE, commercial grower doesn't just bale hay anymore....
Alfalfa Nurse Crops: The Naked Truth
Alfalfa growers who remove their nurse crops as oatlage or barlage won't gain anything by using hull-less or beardless varieties. That's according to...
Bale Silage: High Quality, Lower Cost
Bale silage lets farmers gain the quality and yield advantages of silage, at a lower cost than chopping. So says Mike Collins, University of Kentucky...
Breaking The Yield Drought
Over the last 20 years, alfalfa breeders have made impressive improvements in disease resistance, winterhardiness and other important traits. But yield...
Test Alfalfa For Sulfur Shortages
Antipollution legislation may be affecting sulfur levels in Pennsylvania soils, says a Penn State University agronomist. In a Penn State survey of alfalfa...
Picking Alfalfa's Partner
Nurse-crop selection always involves trade-offs. If you don't use the right nurse-crop prescription this spring, your new alfalfa stand may need a little...
Spare The Sprinklers
Soaring power rates across the country have led alfalfa growers to think twice before turning on their sprinklers. Some are developing cost-effective...
Weevil Wisdom
Alfalfa weevil control guidelines differ among states. When Oklahoma Ag Experiment Station entomologist Richard Berberet tried to introduce an alfalfa...
Alfalfa After Alfalfa After Alfalfa
After nearly three decades in continuous alfalfa, Lee and Nancy Wilder's Two Hawk Ranch, Sandy Valley, NV, continues to produce big yields of high-quality...
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