It is true the No. 1 alfalfa pest in Kansas has departed with the warm temperatures, but make no mistake: The alfalfa weevil will return and it will bring with it a ravenous appetite and spawn ...

After a spring freeze, alfalfa fields can look rough in a hurry. Leaves may wilt, turn black or look water-soaked, and stems may bend over or lie flat. When that ...

Back in March we discussed the importance of reduced-lignin alfalfas and how they might benefit the farmer’s operation in South Dakota. Surprisingly, there are field plots that have been planted with ...

Even with recent rains in parts of Nebraska, forage growers are relying on more precipitation this summer in places where ...

As we move into the growing season, dandelions can cause many potential headaches not just in your lawn but also in your alfalfa field. It is important to remember that dandelions establish in the ...

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If you manage fields with alfalfa, now is the time to be scouting for alfalfa weevil larvae in northern Indiana. Christian Krupke, Purdue Field Crops Pest Management Specialist, recently said that ...

WATERLOO, Iowa — Farmers are wondering if their alfalfa fields made it through the winter. "There was extended icy snow cover over the winter," said Brian Lang, Iowa State University Extension field ...

DECORAH, Iowa -- Farmers; may be finding a little less alfalfa than they thought they had when harvesting first crop this year, said Brian Lang, Iowa State University Extension field specialist for ...

There are two common insects, namely alfalfa webworm and weevil, to look for in your alfalfa fields. We have been hearing a lot about abundance of alfalfa webworm moth in Colorado this year. Webworms ...

A plan to help shore up the depleted Colorado River by cutting off water to alfalfa fields in California’s crop-rich Imperial Valley is finding support from the farmers who grow it. The Imperial ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A plan to help shore up the depleted ...