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It’s More Cost-Effective to Plant Alfalfa in 2022

The growth in the cover crop markets combined with production shortages have grass seed prices climbing significantly. As a result, it’s not as economical to plant a grass seed-alfalfa mix.…
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Estimating Optimal Time to Cut Alfalfa

Every grower tends to have a different strategy of when to begin cutting alfalfa. Some cut on a certain date in May no matter what and continue the cycle…
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Latham Hi‑Tech Alfalfa: Higher Quality. Greater Yield. Better Nutrition.

Farming is like dancing with Mother Nature, and Mother Nature always leads. We can’t control the weather, but we can manage around the risk. Understanding a seed product’s features and…
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3 Tips for Assessing Spring Alfalfa Stands

Think of your alfalfa field as a work of art. Your canvas is 43,560 square feet. Our piece is titled, “Profits for 2022” crop season. Although every square foot has…
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Summer Fertilizer Increases Alfalfa Winterhardiness

With everything from groceries to gas on the rise, we understand the need to question whether expenses are necessary or justifiable. Below is information to support why fertilizing alfalfa in…
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Tips for Spring Planting Alfalfa

When it’s “go time,” you want to make sure that you have the best alfalfa to fit your field and your end use. Not all alfalfa is created equally, so…
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Tips for Assessing Spring Alfalfa Stands

If you grow alfalfa, you have experienced winter kill. Alfalfa winterkill is a complex matrix of many factors: variety, fertility, general stand health, previous fall weather conditions, snow cover, winter…
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Managing Fall Armyworms in Alfalfa

“The alfalfa is alive with crawlers!” A remark I heard last week as I scouted an alfalfa field heavily infested with Fall Armyworms. 2021 threw some curveballs this year, but…
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Alfalfa Threats

Like other crops, high-quality alfalfa is commanding a good price. Strong market prices can change the economic thresholds, making it easier to justify investing in pest control. Below are some…
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Late-Summer Insect Management Helps Alfalfa Plants Prepare for Winter

We work so hard to help crops to reach their yield potential. There is so much promise when a crop emerges from the ground… and then the uninvited bugs show…
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