“Planting alfalfa on prevented plant acres will provide farmers with high-quality forage early next spring which is critical coming off a year of forage shortages.” If a cutting is needed in fall 2019 ...

Technological Advancements and Efficiency One of the keys to the Imperial Valley’s success in growing alfalfa is the adoption of advanced agricultural practices. Modern irrigation systems, such as ...

Fall Seeded Crop - The spring harvest of a fall-seeded alfalfa crop should be based on plant development and vigor. If the alfalfa plants look vigorous and the roots are well developed, spring cutting ...

Forage Genetics International (FGI), the developer of Genuity Roundup Ready alfalfa, won’t be launching its product in Canada for planting this spring. The Idaho-based forage seed developer’s decision ...

Iowa State University researchers are urging longer growing seasons, more cover crops to combat high emissions ...

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1 Branch of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China 2 Institute of Grass Science of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences ...

In such cases, consider the question of when to plant spring bulbs, aside from just how. Since these spring crops have very specific growing needs, planting them at the wrong time could be the one ...

Alfalfa, as a perennial crop, impacts soil moisture differently across various planting years. Moreover, in arid and semi-arid regions, limited rainfall and varying precipitation intensities influence ...

Marta Moura Kohmann with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield rye cover crops were seeded this fall, and they will plant corn and alfalfa into those fields this spring. “The twist here is that ...

Home gardens can be a valuable part of your ecosystem in the spring or summer. But one gardener showed off the value your garden has to birds in the offseason. The carousel shows five photos of common ...