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January 8, 2019

UPCOMING MEETING ...

Crop Congress at Miner Institute – Jan. 30!

Annual meeting features experts from Cornell University, CCE, & University of Guelph

September 30, 2018

Alfalfa stem count technique at the Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Jim Isleib, MSU Extension)

ALFALFA ...

Assessing your alfalfa stand

Simple stem counting technique can give you idea about stand's yield potential

September 17, 2018

Figure 1. Rust pustules on alfalfa leaves. (Photo by Landron Rhodes, The Ohio State University)

ALFALFA ...

Rust on alfalfa

Warm, humid weather has caused rust to form in many alfalfa fields

September 4, 2018

Corn grown after alfalfa usually has increased yield, reduced nitrogen requirement from fertilizer or manure, and reduced pest pressure compared to when corn follows other crops. (Courtesy of University of Minnesota Extension)

AGRONOMIC STRATEGIES ...

Rotational benefits from alfalfa to corn

Corn grown after alfalfa usually has increased yield

September 4, 2018

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ALFALFA ...

Alfalfa fall harvest

Researchers now define a risk assessment of fall harvest based on alfalfa GDD

August 13, 2018

Oats seeded at 32 pounds per acre. Photo taken July 10, 2018. (All photos by Jim Isleib, MSU Extension)

ALFALFA ...

Alfalfa nurse crop yields compared

Yields of various nurse crops and seeding rates show significant differences

July 31, 2018

RESEARCH ...

Alfalfa & forage research grants awarded

California Alfalfa & Forage Research Foundation awards research grants

July 8, 2018

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WORKSHOP ...

Extension to host Alfalfa workshop July 24th

Register with payment by July 23

June 6, 2018

PEST MANAGEMENT ...

Dairies cannot afford to ignore alfalfa snout beetle

Alfalfa snout beetle has been identified in nine New York State counties

May 30, 2018

FORAGE RESEARCH ...

NNYADP-funded dairy forage quality research

Research suggests switching grass species to meadow fescue in mixtures