FRUITA, Colo. — The green shoots that rise from the soil under Perry Cabot’s cultivation look a little different from the standard, brushy bunches of alfalfa and other cattle forage crops growing on ...

Experts on alfalfa production recognize the growing season challenges many growers face this year and recommend producers continue to use sound practices that yield results. From late to May, ...

What’s Your Crop’s Life Expectancy? - The intensity of cutting management (the number of cuttings made per year) should be based on the desired quality and life expectancy of the crop. If the goal is ...

Spring alfalfa assessments are important to producers because, depending on the health of the stand after winter, an alfalfa field could be rotated to a more productive crop if stands ...

A label update will allow Linex® herbicide use in alfalfa for 2026, adding flexibility for weed control during dormancy and ...

Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets are back this summer, causing considerable damage to rangelands and forage in western states. The insects cause $318 million in crop losses to alfalfa annually, ...

Recent high temperatures have increased alfalfa weevil activity, prompting farmers to scout their fields.

WRIGHT COUNTY, Minn. -- The dry weather continues to be an issue across the state. Corn and soybeans are struggling in some parts of Minnesota, but the alfalfa crop has become a concern, too. "Some of ...

While alfalfa has long been the industry pioneer, recent research presented in a Focus on Forage webinar put on by the ...

Researchers have analyzed the biomass and nutritional value of grasses and legumes for grazing dairy cattle, growing in agrivoltaics fields. The results showed that forage quality may be maintained or ...

MADISON, S.D.— When Denyce Bravo had to decide on a research project proposal for her biological instrumentation class, she knew she wanted to do something with bees. “It’s the fact that bees are ...

Researchers are testing alternative forage crops like sainfoin and Kernza to help farmers survive drought. Cattle feed is the largest consumer of water from the Colorado River, using as much as 46%.