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A project aims to create alfalfa management tools after creating a database tying management to crop performance.
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Data project could drive new forage tools

Alfalfa hasn’t had the data tied to best management practices that has benefited row crop growers

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A new initiative designed to improve alfalfa producers’ access to precision management tools could boost the crop’s popularity and increase production, industry officials say.  Data collection has started for two […] Read more
It’s important to look at the big picture when dealing with a quality and yield issue with forages before jumping to a fungicide for improvements.
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Fungicides not always an answer in alfalfa

Spraying could make sense when conditions are right for fungal disease

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Farmers must weigh many factors before applying fungicides to alfalfa, said Christine O’Reilly, forage and grazing specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Why it matters: […] Read more
Yield, quality and stand persistence are the most important things about forage, an agronomist says.
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A good forage stand requires agronomic base

Keys to success include planting at right time, proper seed bed, seed placement, quality seed and weed control

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Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers seeking to build a strong forage stand need to use proper crop rotations, fertility and water development, a forage agronomist told a recent Canadian Forage and […] Read more

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