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 ...

How late can you make the last cutting of alfalfa? Do you cut now or wait until a killing frost? This ICM Blog will provide some guidelines to help you determine when you should make that last cutting ...

As we head into a delayed alfalfa harvest because of the recent rainy weather, there are several management ideas that need to be reviewed. Dr. Bruce Anderson, UNL Extension Forage Specialist, ...

This year’s wet conditions have disrupted many hay cutting schedules across Iowa, leaving many producers uncertain about when or whether to take a final alfalfa harvest. As we move into fall, it’s ...

DECORAH, Iowa — Yields for first-cutting alfalfa will be down, but stands appear to be recovering from April’s extremely cold weather, say Iowa State University Extension crop specialists.