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Wisconsin Seeks Alfalfa Project Cooperators

The University of Wisconsin Extension’s Team Forage is looking for agents and cooperating producers to participate in its Alfalfa Yield and Persistence Project.

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  • Feb. 5, 2013
    Article

    Alfalfa-Forage Group Returning To D.C.

    More than 40 representatives of the National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance (NAFA) will be heading back to the nation’s capital Feb. 12-14 for the group’s third-annual Washington, D.C., Fly-In....More
  • May 10, 2012
    Article

    Frosted Alfalfa May Need More Growing-Degree Days

    Accumulated growing-degree days (GDD) may not be an accurate tool for timing the first alfalfa cutting this year, warn Michigan State University forage and dairy specialists....More
  • Apr. 16, 2012
    Article

    Use PEAQ To Time First Cutting

    With alfalfa growth running well ahead of normal this year, growers should consider using Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality (PEAQ) to determine when to harvest, says Brian Lang, Iowa State University Extension field agronomist....More
  • Apr. 10, 2012
    Article

    Wisconsin Seeks Alfalfa Project Cooperators

    The University of Wisconsin Extension’s Team Forage is looking for agents and cooperating producers to participate in its Alfalfa Yield and Persistence Project....More
  • Apr. 10, 2012
    Article

    Midwestern Alfalfa Responds To Mild Weather

    The growing season for alfalfa is off to an extremely fast start in most of the Upper Midwest. Yet growers are concerned about possible frost damage....More
  • Mar. 31, 2012
    Article

    Use Growing Degree Days To Time First Cutting

    The use of accumulated growing degree days (GDD) to time the first alfalfa cutting likely will be more important than ever this year, says Craig Thomas, Michigan State University Extension educator....More
  • Mar. 23, 2012
    Article

    Spring Seeding Cuts Alfalfa Stand Risk

    Fall-seeded alfalfa usually produces more first-year tonnage, but stand-establishment failures are less likely with spring seedings because moisture conditions typically are more reliable, says Jim Shroyer, Kansas State University Extension agronomist....More
  • Sep. 20, 2011
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    Two-Pronged Attack Thwarts Snout Beetles

    Using resistant varieties in combination with insect-attacking nematodes shows promise for controlling alfalfa snout beetles (ASB) on northern New York farms, say Cornell University researchers...More
  • Sep. 13, 2011
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    September Alfalfa Cuttings Add Risk

    Alfalfa growers who take a September cutting must accept some risk that next spring’s regrowth will be affected, says Tim Dietz, a Michigan State University (MSU) Extension agronomist...More
  • Sep. 9, 2011
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    No Roundup Ready Alfalfa Yield Drag, Trial Shows

    Roundup Ready alfalfa varieties performed well in a 2011 variety trial at the University of Wisconsin’s Arlington Agricultural Research Station, reports Dan Undersander, Extension forage agronomist at the university...More
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