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 ...

How late can you make the last cutting of alfalfa? Do you cut now or wait until a killing frost? This ICM Blog will provide some guidelines to help you determine when you should make that last cutting ...

Difficult weather conditions have thrown alfalfa harvesting off schedule this year. "This raises the question of best management for the alfalfa harvest as the end of the growing season approaches," ...

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 ...

FARGO - This year's alfalfa hay harvest could be the earliest in years, according to J.W. Schroeder, North Dakota State University Extension Service dairy specialist. Seeding surveys indicate that, ...

One of the good news features of the 2014 growing season has been alfalfa. Though there has been the typical dodging of rain showers from time to time, overall yield has been higher than in recent ...

With droughty conditions across Nebraska and late season moisture regenerating stands of alfalfa, is there still an opportunity to take October alfalfa cuttings? And which stands could handle a late ...

Economic infestations of alfalfa fields with grayish appearance have been detected in the Front Range area in the last two weeks. Heavily infested stands have a grayish or frostlike appearance due to ...

SWEDONA, Ill. — While the heydays of harvest are just around the corner, one golden crop is looking greener than ever for area farmers. Droughts across the great plains are bumping up prices for ...

As we move into the growing season, dandelions can cause many potential headaches not just in your lawn but also in your alfalfa field. It is important to remember that dandelions establish in the ...