Fall Alfalfa Harvest – When is it Wrong?
To give our alfalfa fields the best chance for persistence from one season to the next, we know they need to be healthy and rested as they head into winter, to best survive cold ...
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To give our alfalfa fields the best chance for persistence from one season to the next, we know they need to be healthy and rested as they head into winter, to best survive cold ...
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Our annual springtime alfalfa-grass height/quality monitoring program is underway across the North Country. Our first report for this week is posted on our website here. Alfalfa growth has been slow and a bit behind ...
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Research funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has shown that biological control with entomopathogenic (insect-attacking) nematodes (EPN) is effective in reducing snout beetle populations to sub-economic levels in alfalfa fields where ...
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By: Joe Lawrence, Cornell PRO-DAIRY Original: August 2016, Updates: June 2021 Agronomic Considerations Short Term Long Term Fertilizer · Nitrogen on Grass for a late summer/fall cutting can be beneficial IF you receive ...
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Field work is almost done and forage crops are in. It’s time to measure your forage inventories and estimate forage needs to figure out where you stand. Droughty conditions limited yield of all forages ...
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(Reposted from May 2015) I think we all agree that this past winter felt overly long and cold, and as it wore on, became downright miserable for most human beings in the North Country ...
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I would like to take this opportunity to revisit alfalfa seeding rates. Alfalfa seeding rate studies have been done for decades and they all seem to be in agreement; for the Midwestern and Eastern ...
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