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 ...

Alfalfa plant, which is botanically known as medicago sativa, is a perennial legume plant rich in nutrients and crucial for livestock feed. It contains and provides high-protein hay, silage, and ...

The first alfalfa harvest of the season is going smoothly in Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave ...

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

Jeff Jackson, alfalfa and forage specialist with WinField United, showed and explained the new and solid-line forages, such ...

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

With our warm temperatures and conducive weather patterns recently, the growing season is kicking into high gear for ...

AgNet west reporter Nick Papagni, “the Ag Meter”, spoke with .....the hay and alfalfa market. How's it looking, especially ...

Whether you're dealing with corn, grass, or alfalfa, the right silage machine can mean the difference between an average feed and top-tier nutrition for livestock. Farmers choose these machines ...

Previously, Keith Johnson, Purdue forage specialist (retired), said that as temperatures warm in April, scouting for the presence of alfalfa weevil should be a routine task. Larvae are small and pale ...

Funding is made through NIFA's Alfalfa and Forage Research Program (AFRP). "Alfalfa and other forage crops have great potential as high-value, sustainable crops," said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy.