What’s Your Crop’s Life Expectancy? - The intensity of cutting management (the number of cuttings made per year) should be based on the desired quality and life expectancy of the crop. If the goal is ...

I'd like to pass along this information from Bruce Anderson, UNL Forage Specialist. How early can you cut alfalfa? Does it hurt alfalfa to cut first harvest before buds develop? First, cutting often ...

This year’s wet conditions have disrupted many hay cutting schedules across Iowa, leaving many producers uncertain about when or whether to take a final alfalfa harvest. As we move into fall, it’s ...

Alfalfa weevil can shred the upper leaves of the plants, reducing the protein levels of the feed and giving the field a silver cast when viewed from afar. For the second year in a row, we are seeing ...

As spring brought warmer temperatures and rain, Minnesota’s alfalfa fields hosted many a winged creature, as well as University of Minnesota Extension educators conducting the work of the Alfalfa ...

DECORAH, Iowa — Yields for first-cutting alfalfa will be down, but stands appear to be recovering from April’s extremely cold weather, say Iowa State University Extension crop specialists.