Potato leafhoppers are a very common insect pest of alfalfa throughout the Plains, Midwest, and northeastern United States. This insect pest has been a particular problem in several geographies this summer. During early June 2020, tropical depression Cristobal brought a heavy dose of leafhoppers north along...
Fall alfalfa planting can be quite successful and offer stand establishment advantages over waiting until next spring: Weed competition in late summer planted alfalfa is usually less than spring planting. Fewer weed seeds will sprout in late summer, and most annual weed species won’t survive...
It’s not too late to plant alfalfa-. Upper Midwest spring planting weather turned out better than some of us might have expected following the winter and early spring weather patterns, including late snows experienced in most areas. When soils finally became fit enough to plant,...
Good soil preparation is a key factor in alfalfa stand establishment. Regardless of your tillage methods, early germination and seedling growth of small-seeded legume species is dependent on three main planting factors: Seed placement at ¼ to ½ inch depth in most ag soils Good...
If you put off seeding new alfalfa fields last year, you may have already decided to plant this spring. How will you decide about whether to keep a damaged or older stand? Most alfalfa growers are familiar with stem counts as a way to evaluate alfalfa...
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