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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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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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Be on the Lookout for Alfalfa Weevils

March 29, 2021

Indiana has had enough warm, spring days for alfalfa growers to start seeing alfalfa weevil emerging in their fields. So producers should be scouting for the pest now instead of waiting to see obvious damage before doing anything about it, a Purdue Extension entomologist says.

The early season pest is active in both adult and larval forms in the spring, and heavy infestations can be destructive to the alfalfa crop.

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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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Alfalfa Seed Coatings: An Economical Insurance Policy

December 18, 2017

Seed treatments are not the same as seed coatings; understanding the distinction is important. An alfalfa seed treatment generally consists of an inoculant with a specific strain of rhizobium bacteria for alfalfa, along with a base fungicide to manage early-season soil diseases. 

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