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How I Produced Nationally Award Winning Alfalfa Hay, Rick Alexander
How I Produced Nationally Award Winning Alfalfa Hay, Rick Alexander
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
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Roundup Ready Alfalfa: Results After One Year On The Market, S. Ray Smith
Roundup Ready Alfalfa: Results After One Year On The Market, S. Ray Smith
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Roundup Ready alfalfa has now been on the market for over a year with close to 30 varieties available or soon to be available across the U.S. This technology provides many new options for alfalfa producers in Kentucky. Several people have asked us which variety is highest yielding and unfortunately we have not been able to provide a good answer. The technology is so new (just approved fall 2005) that few of these varieties have been entered into University yield trials. Companies do have some private data, but they often don’t compare to the varieties you are familiar with. So …
Cowpea Aphids: Where Did They Come From, Will They Be Back?, Lee H. Townsend
Cowpea Aphids: Where Did They Come From, Will They Be Back?, Lee H. Townsend
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Clearly, something was unusual back in March when large numbers of very dark aphids were found covering stems and tips in Logan, Marion, and Barren counties. They were the cowpea aphid or black legume aphid (Aphis craccivora), a sap-feeding insect known to occur in at least 28 states scattered over the US and into Canada. The cowpea aphid is the only black aphid found infesting alfalfa. Winged or wingless adults are usually shiny black, while the smaller nymphs are dull gray to black. Usually. they are lined along stems or clustered in the expanding leaf tips.
Hay Heating, Hay Sweat And Spontaneous Combustion, Tom Keene, Doug Overhults
Hay Heating, Hay Sweat And Spontaneous Combustion, Tom Keene, Doug Overhults
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Making hay in central Kentucky can be one of the most trying on farm endeavors a producer can undertake. Our plentiful moisture, rolling topography, and climate make Kentucky ideal for producing high quality forage for either grazing or hay making. However, that same moisture either in the form of rain or high humidity can sometimes make it devilishly hard to make quality hay here in Kentucky.
Alfalfa For Summer Grazing, John Johns
Alfalfa For Summer Grazing, John Johns
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Alfalfa can make an excellent grazing forage for cattle in the summer as well as at other times of year provided that good grazing management is utilized. Alfalfa can be grazed very close to the ground but should not be grazed continuously. Initial regrowth after grazing comes from nutrient reserves in the root; therefore, a sufficient rest period or regrowth period without grazing must be allowed for these nutrients to be replenished. In summer, this rest period is 30 to 35 days. In adequate rest for root nutrient replenishment is not allowed, the plant will be weakened and stand life …
Alfalfa Hay For Horses, Robert Coleman
Alfalfa Hay For Horses, Robert Coleman
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Horses are designed to eat forage and quality forage is the basis for the feeding programs of all classes of horse. However, when one considers hay as that basic forage, what criteria are used to describe quality horse hay? In general terms, quality horse hay should supply needed nutrients, be palatable and should be free of anything harmful to the horse.
Requirements For Successful Alfalfa Establishment, Garry D. Lacefield
Requirements For Successful Alfalfa Establishment, Garry D. Lacefield
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Establishing a good stand of alfalfa is expensive and time consuming, but the success rate is high if you give attention to the important factors. The following steps won’t insure success, but will increase greater likelihood.
How The Alfalfa Plant Grows: Impact On Management, S. Ray Smith
How The Alfalfa Plant Grows: Impact On Management, S. Ray Smith
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Alfalfa is the premier forage crop with high yield, high forage quality, season long productivity, drought tolerance, and extended stand life. Alfalfa requires intensive management to insure that yield, quality, and stand life are maximized. It should be planted on deep, well drained soils and maintained with optimal fertilizer inputs. It also requires adequate rest periods between cutting for hay or grazing. Alfalfa can be prone to significant insect damage and stands may require insecticide treatments. There are many details to successfully managing an alfalfa stand, but if you understand how the plant grows then you will better understand the …
Alfalfa Information On The Web, Scott Flynn
Alfalfa Information On The Web, Scott Flynn
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
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Foreword And Recipients Of Kentucky Alfalfa Awards [2007], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Foreword And Recipients Of Kentucky Alfalfa Awards [2007], Garry D. Lacefield, Christi L. Forsythe
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
No abstract provided.