Don’t Let Planting Delay Harvest
In parts of the Midwest, wet weather has delayed planting so much that alfalfa may be ready to cut before row-crop planting is finished. But farmers should...
Weird Weevil Attack Hits Kansas
Kansas alfalfa growers are worried about weevil damage to the crop’s second cutting. That’s because unusually high numbers of weevil moths emerged near...
Bag The Best Silage
The difference between winners and losers among those who bag silage usually boils down to a single concept: Management. Do things right and the quality...
'Hopper-Fighting Alfalfas Do The Job
The newest potato leaf-hopper-resistant alfalfa varieties can dramatically increase seeding-year yields, says an Ohio State University forage agronomist....
Drip Irrigation Saves Water
Permanent subsurface drip irrigation systems can conserve water while maintaining or improving alfalfa yields. That’s according to University of California...
Swaths Easily Speed Drying
Leaving swaths instead of windrows is the easiest and most effective way to reduce hay drying time, points out Kevin Shinners, University of Wisconsin...
Dealing With Differences
When Larry Gingrich's county agent asked him to participate in a precision farming experiment with alfalfa, he jumped at the chance. We grow only alfalfa,...
Adding The Traffic Trait
Cut, rake, bale; cut, rake, bale; cut, rake, bale. Result: lost yield. Whatever your alfalfa harvest cadence, you get the picture. Research shows it's...
Bargain Bunker
When Marvin Helbig built a bunker silo three years ago, it was dirt cheap. That's because soil instead of concrete forms the sides and closed end. Earlier...
Does Alfalfa Need A Fall Rest?
Over the years, I’ve tried to get alfalfa growers to rest their alfalfa in fall. I’ve suggested that harvesting between Sept. 1 and the first killing...
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