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 ...

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.

Alfalfa will quit growing after the first hard freeze (when temperatures reach below 26°F), which in Kansas occurs on average around October 15 but can be as early as October 1 or as late as November ...

Despite recent cool weather, some of the region's alfalfa fields are nearly ready for their first cutting of the season. Farmers should keep in mind that plant height is the best measure of when to ...

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 ...

Colorado—In the May 30 report, compared to the last report, trade activity and demand light. Southeast Colorado has started putting first cutting alfalfa and triticale in the windrow. Stable hay sold ...

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 ...

As we head into a delayed alfalfa harvest because of the recent rainy weather, there are several management ideas that need to be reviewed. Dr. Bruce Anderson, UNL Extension Forage Specialist, ...

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — The second cutting of alfalfa in central Washington’s Kittitas Valley is complete and the second cutting of timothy is getting underway. The timing on both cuttings is in line with ...

Another week of cooler than normal temperatures and rainfall slowed the second cuttings of hay and alfalfa by a few days. Hall County Extension Leader Tom Drudik said cutting resumed over the last ...

Large Square 3×4 600 180.00 180.00 F.O.B.-Dairy Covered Small Square 15 250.00 250.00 F.O.B.-Stables 3rd Cut Small Square 20 240.00 240.00 F.O.B.-Stables 1st Cut Alfalfa – Good (Trade/Per Ton) Large ...

The predictive equations for alfalfa quality (PEAQ) is a method to measure standing alfalfa’s forage quality before it’s harvested. Agronomists at UW-Madison developed this method to help predict ...