Alfalfa growers remain optimistic as they recognize the crop takes a multi-year commitment, Dave Bergmeier writes.

WORTHINGTON — Forage pests, the status of the forage crop, and pasture management were topics of discussion on the May 28 ...

The Alfalfa Harvest Alert helps forage producers make timely and informed decisions about when to harvest. Local Extension educators, like Jackie Estrem and Taylor Herbert, take scissors-cut samples ...

I-29 Moo University and the Northern Plains Forage Association Forage Webinar Series continues from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 18 ...

Residents of eastern La Paz County fear outside investors, corporate farms and big cities will tap rural groundwater.

A proof-of-concept project funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has begun developing a data-based system that reflects how each farm’s specific environment ...

Typically a steer would be on their lot for 180 days. The cattle are fed corn, alfalfa, silage and distillers with proportions based on the life cycle of the animal. Young steers get more hay ...

For alfalfa (the only forage crop listed), the website suggests four to five larvae per square foot (30 cm) as a threshold. Otherwise, farmers can just make a judgement based on the level of plant ...

Alfalfa, once a dominant forage in Georgia, is the third-highest crop for economic returns in the United States. Combined with cheap nitrogen prices, difficulty growing the desirable forage crop in ...

Forage pests, the status of the forage crop, and pasture management were topics of discussion on the May 28 University of Minnesota Extension Strategic Farming: Field Notes program.

With forage shortages throughout much of the nation, farmers considering crop options for prevented plant acres can consider alfalfa as a solution. According to RMA, farmers have options when planting ...