FARGO - This year's alfalfa hay harvest could be the earliest in years, according to J.W. Schroeder, North Dakota State University Extension Service dairy specialist. Seeding surveys indicate that, ...

Difficult weather conditions have thrown alfalfa harvesting off schedule this year. "This raises the question of best management for the alfalfa harvest as the end of the growing season approaches," ...

SWEDONA, Ill. — While the heydays of harvest are just around the corner, one golden crop is looking greener than ever for area farmers. Droughts across the great plains are bumping up prices for ...

With droughty conditions across Nebraska and late season moisture regenerating stands of alfalfa, is there still an opportunity to take October alfalfa cuttings? And which stands could handle a late ...

From identifying new market and revenue opportunities, to understanding how they can produce more yield and higher quality hay with fewer inputs, alfalfa farmers know that continuing education is ...

Rain and wet fields have slowed the alfalfa hay harvest and crop spraying in Minnesota. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, only 3.5 days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ...

Alfalfa ( Queen of Forages ) has been considered one of the most important forage-legume species in South Dakota. In general, it is a deep-rooted legume that grows best in moderate to well-drained ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Poor spring weather could throw another curve at farmers already behind in the count on crop planting. Alongside the fields ready for corn and soybean seed could be hay crops ...