Once thought of as a wet-soil disease, aphanomyces root rot is more widespread than many realize. It’s also one of the few alfalfa diseases to develop races — genetic variations of the pathogens that challenge established resistant varieties— making it doubly threatening to long-term alfalfa productivity.
Read More8 Factors That Can Determine Alfalfa Success
There are a number of factors to consider when choosing alfalfa seed and fashioning your overall forage management plan, including yield potential, stand persistence/winterhardiness, disease resistance and forage quality. Following are tips for making sure you’re selecting the best seed for your specific fields and covering what is necessary from a systems management perspective to help maximize yield potential.
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Pictured from left to right: Greg Downing, CISCO Seeds Agronomist; Samuel Yoder; Mike Wilson, CISCO Seeds Territory Sales Manager; Elmer Yoder; and Henry Yoder.
CISCO Customer Wins Forage Superbowl Category for Second Straight Year with WL 353LH Alfalfa
Giant Marshmallows Beat Snowballs Any Day
Balage, bale silage, or giant marshmallows have become an alternative harvest practice on many Indiana forage farms. It has become a great tool in the hay making arsenal to help prevent hay from becoming rain damaged. Dr. Johnson, Purdue University Forage Extension Specialist, and Jason Tower, Southern Indiana-Purdue Agricultural Center Superintendent, have given several presentations on balage and the benefits of it. In this article I would like to expand on their ideas and discuss what we have learned on our farm.
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