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.