July 1, 2025
• Iowa State University Extension is hosting a forage field day in Castana, Iowa, on July 31. Topics will include growing summer annuals for silage, baleage, and grazing; interseeding strategies; and pasture management. Register here.
• Start scouting for potato leafhopper in alfalfa as pest populations climb.
• Try these strategies to mitigate heat stress in cattle grazing hot fescue.
• Take control of summer annual grasses in alfalfa hayfields.
• Expect July to be hot and dry.