WISCONSIN DELLS, Wisc. — At an annual gathering last month, the Midwest Forage Association (MFA) — the largest affiliate of the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA), discussed ways to increase ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers should not ignore alfalfa fields after the final harvest of the season but instead should assess stands to determine if any limestone, nutrients or reseeding plans are ...

E-Forage, a leading provider of cutting-edge alfalfa products, announces the highly anticipated alfalfa field day event taking place June 27 at Morning Star Farms, 22259 US 183 Highway, Greensburg, KS ...

Pests are one of the factors in an alfalfa crop that can cause the most damage and preventing them are keys to a bumper crop. Kelly Seuhs, Extension specialist for forage entomology at Oklahoma State ...

As the warm wind of summer arrives in the High Plains, with it comes the concern of forage shortages. Between ravenous ...

Roots are the unseen foundation of crop productivity, yet their genetic blueprint remains underexplored in alfalfa, one of the world’s most important forage legumes. By analyzing 171 alfalfa genotypes ...

A new study conducted in collaboration with the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) shows when farmers combine alfalfa with ribwort plantain, the forage yield can be doubled ...

Last year, the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) unanimously voted to start a national checkoff program that would fund industry research. This week, this goal took a big step forward as NAFA ...

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 ...