Alfalfa Maturity Stage is Only Part of the Forage Quality Story by Mike Rankin Extension Crops and Soils Agent – Fond du Lac County “Cut alfalfa at late bud for optimum quality.” We’ve heard this statement, or a similar one, many times over the past 10 to 15 years. Although forage quality is strongly correlated to morphological […]
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FULL REPORT previous HAY MARKET REPORTS
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FULL REPORT previous HAY MARKET REPORTS
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FULL REPORT previous HAY MARKET REPORTS
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FULL REPORT previous HAY MARKET REPORTS
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Soil erosion concerns after silage harvest Issue 12-03 Francisco Arriaga – UW Extension Soil Scientist Greg Andrews – UW Extension, Pierce County Nick Schneider – UW Extension, Winnebago County Matt Ruark – UW Extension Soil Scientist The drought experienced during the 2012 growing season in most of Central and Southern Wisconsin has significantly reduced the availability of grains for […]
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Red Clover Harvest Management by Daniel W. Wiersma and Jennifer Bolen Introduction Red Clover is widely grown throughout the United States and Canada. Red Clover is often grown in areas with low soil pH or fertility, and poor soil drainage. Traditionally, red clover is cut twice a year when it is at 50% bloom or greater. With this harvest system farmers end up cutting too late to […]
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Interseeding Legumes versus Applying Nitrogen Fertilizer by Ken Barnett1 Introduction The legume and grass content of a grazed pasture changes over time. This occurs due to a cycling of the grass and legume portions of the pasture. When grasses do better, the competition reduces the legume content. When the legume content and its nitrogen contribution to […]
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Managing Drought Stressed Pastures by Dennis Cosgrove1 Summer drought will likely mean reduced pasture and may increase producers’ need for hay. Late summer and fall rains provide some late-season forage growth but proper management is important in order to make the most of this moisture. The best way to benefit from the fall rains is to […]
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Nitrogen Management in Rotationally Grazed Pastures by Dr. Dennis Cosgrove Forage Extension Specialist University of Wisconsin – River Falls Introduction Split nitrogen applications have long been recommended on rotationally grazed pastures. Nitrogen applications in excess of approximately 50 units per acre for a single application are not utilized by pasture growth. One-half ton of pasture forage (a […]
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