During the spring there is generally limited environmental stress and the alfalfa crop can normally tolerate early cutting. Harvesting at the bud stage has allowed producers to get more cuttings ...

With alfalfa, the bud stage is usually when forage quality is in the range for better quality dairy hay and harvest takes place provided weather cooperates. Normally the last 10 days of May is ...

acre of alfalfa hay can be harvested every 5 weeks (Table 1). Harvesting at two inches resulted in better yield (1224 lbs./acre) if compared (table 2) to harvesting at four inches (1136 lbs./ ...

wait if intending to harvest hay. Flail-chop residue back onto ground (to remove from next cutting) if intention is haylage. If alfalfa is not within two weeks of harvest (stands generally 12 ...

The growing conditions of the past year in the Midwest have resulted in larger amounts of lower-nutritional-value alfalfa hay, Robinson said. “Could this be an advantage to dairies?” ...

For alfalfa growers, balancing pest management, harvest flexibility, and economic efficiency has long been a challenge.

Crop Production Extension agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ellis counties) for K-St ...

Alfalfa U topics and speakers during its 10 year run gave producers all the expert knowledge they could ever need, Field ...

The Alfalfa Market is projected to experience steady growth, with its market valuation rising from USD 25.30 billion in 2024 to USD 45.70 billion by 2033, reflecting a compound annual growth rate ...