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Choosing the Right Alfalfa for Your Situation

February 6, 2025

Choosing the right alfalfa for your situation is a critical part of a successful farming operation. Here are three Alfalfa Characteristics & Positioning charts to help make your choice easier.

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Fighting Hard to Handle Weeds with Alfalfa

April 23, 2024

Alfalfa may be a great way to control hard-to-handle weeds. Check out this Hay & Forage Grower Magazine article.

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Examining Alfalfa Stands

March 29, 2024

Depending on region, livestock type, and forage source, it is safe to say many livestock producers could be planning to augment forage stands as soon as possible this spring. Having a better understanding of what alfalfa stands might look like in a couple of months will help guide those decisions. Alfalfa injury or death (from winter weather OR overall plant hardiness) occurs because of a myriad of factors:

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Late Summer Alfalfa Management Considerations

September 13, 2023

I’ve started to receive a lot of questions from our dealers and farmers about fall management in alfalfa stands and how dry soil conditions and a shortage of available forage might be cause for us to re-assess our normal plans for this year’s situation. Here are my thoughts on the top two questions I have received. 

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Enduro 423 AP - An alfalfa for your tougher ground

March 26, 2020

For years CISCO has boasted quite a lineup of disease-resistant alfalfa varieties. That trend continues today as we say goodbye to a long time favorite, Enduro Elite, and upgrade to a better variety - Enduro 423AP alfalfa. What’s so special about 423?

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