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By Margaret Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Agronomist We’ve been receiving reports from northern Iowa for the last week and a half about armyworms feeding in alfalfa, grass pasture, sorghum […]
By Margaret Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Agronomist It’s been a summer to remember—but not with fond memories if you were making hay! Rain in July in much of the […]
By Margaret Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Agronomist I’ve taken a personal pledge to never again use the phrase “fall-seeded alfalfa” when speaking about the Upper Midwest and Northeastern U.S. […]
By Margaret Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Agronomist Maintaining soil fertility levels for alfalfa in organic rotations involves more than just these hay years. The entire rotation contributes—or may draw […]
By Margaret Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Agronomist Is your alfalfa stand thinning or are there winterkilled areas in your fields? Once you’ve evaluated the stand, what’s next? Depending on […]
By Margaret Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Forage Agronomist It was a tough winter in the Upper Midwest and other areas experiencing drought conditions. Averaged across the winter months, this […]
Mac Ehrhardt, Chairman Brett Bell, President and CEO A farmer in Wisconsin recently told us, “It’s the third time I’ve planted that field, and when I got done planting it […]
Mac Ehrhardt, Chairman Brett Bell, President and CEO You don’t need us to tell you that 2024 has been a challenging year. Organic farmers across the U.S. have been faced […]
Margaret A Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Forage Agronomist Photo: Theresa Pedretti We’ve come through a difficult 2023 growing season in much of the Upper Midwest. Below-average and poorly distributed […]
Margaret A Smith, PhD, Forage Agronomist Photo: Alfalfa with 30% grass mix, courtesy of Jerry Cherney, Forage Extension Specialist and Professor of Agriculture at Cornell University Most of the hay […]
