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 ...

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 spring temperatures rise across Nebraska, now’s the time to plan your first alfalfa cutting. Getting that first cut right is more important than many realize. It sets the pace for the entire season ...

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.

Current recommendations regarding cutting height of alfalfa are designed to maximize yield while maintaining high quality forages and stand longevity. Forage growers frequently cut forages at a height ...

With a very challenging growing season and flooding across parts of South Dakota, many growers have struggled to harvest high quality forages in-between rains this summer. As summer winds down and ...

The first cutting of alfalfa often is the most important cutting of the year. It usually produces the most yield and its forage quality changes fastest from day to day. This spring alfalfa started ...

The alfalfa scissors cut program is nearing completion for this year. The University of Minnesota Extension is working again this spring with the Central Minnesota Forage Council, cooperating farmers ...