DEATH WATCH
A January cold spell in the snowless Upper Midwest has forage agronomists fearing the worst for alfalfa fields in much of that region. I suspect that...
Low-Moisture Wrapping Can Beat The Weather
If you know rain is coming and your hay sits in the field at 30-40% moisture, what are your options? Kevin Shinners suggests baling and wrapping it. In...
Bale Wrapping: Use Plenty Of Plastic
Don’t scrimp on plastic when wrapping midsize square bales, say University of Wisconsin researchers.That’s one of their recommendations following a series...
Thrips Aid Spider Mite Control
The presence or absence of western flower thrips should be considered when growers make spider mite control decisions, say California researchers. They...
Barrel Medic May Benefit Alfalfa
A close relative of alfalfa may help scientists improve the crop's forage quality, disease resistance and nitrogen-fixing ability. Researchers at the...
Check Winter Survival When Choosing Alfalfas
The alfalfa variety tables in your November issue (Grade A Alfalfas, page 11) included helpful information for growers. But some of the winterhardiness...
IMPROVING With Age
As with fine wines, time has done great things for leafhopper-resistant alfalfa varieties. The industry has come a long way increasing the level of resistance,...
Grade A Alfalfas
Growers give alfalfa varieties top marks if they're high-yielding, persistent and provide good feed value. To get the information needed to make wise...
Give Forages Some R&R
This fall is a good time to give forage fields and pastures some tender loving care following a difficult growing sea-son."This was one of the more stressful...
Banking On Buchneri
It was a long, hot summer in rural Greenville, OH. But first-cut alfalfa haylage at Todd Schmitmeyer's 90-cow dairy farm has kept its cool this year....
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