Checking Alfalfa For Winter Injury
Alfalfa had started to green up and grow in many areas prior to this cold spell. When growth begins again, stands need to be evaluated soon.
Cutting Costs Without Hurting Yields? Check Fertilizer N Rates in Corn after Alfalfa
With tight crop margins for the 2017 growing season, many farmers are looking for ways to cut input costs without hurting yields. One way to do this is by giving the appropriate nitrogen credit when calculating how much N to apply to corn grown after a prior alfalfa crop.
Dormant Spraying Alfalfa Weeds
Be Alert to Risk of Alfalfa Winter Injury
High Quality Hay Still Brings Top Dollar
Weed Control Options in Seedling Alfalfa
Late summer plantings of alfalfa tend to have fewer weeds than spring plantings, but this year, fall weeds may be a problem in some fields.
How Disc Mowers Can Damage Grass in Grass-Alfalfa Mixes
I like mixing alfalfa with grasses like orchardgrass, fescue, and festulolium and I like using a disc mower, but it can be complicated.
Compared to sickle bar mowers, disc mowers cut faster, require less maintenance, and rarely plug. They can cut the crop shorter and keep going even if they occasionally scalp the surface. And that’s the problem.