WE WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAYS THROUGH JANUARY. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
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, Forage Agronomist Are you wondering when to switch from planting warm-season to cool-season forages in ponded areas and following short-season crops for fall forage? We are […]
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 […]
Margaret A Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Forage Agronomist Photo courtesy of Sara Bauder, extension field specialist for agronomy at South Dakota State University. We continue to get calls this […]
Margaret A Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Forage Agronomist Seeing loss in your alfalfa stand? Whether it’s 100 percent alfalfa or a mix of alfalfa and grass, you will lose […]
Matt Leavitt Albert Lea Seed, Organic Agronomist In June 2021, Albert Lea Seed agronomist Matt Leavitt and marketing coordinator Ashley Bingham toured Regi Haslett-Marroquin’s 22-acre Tree-Range farm and 75-acre training […]
by Margaret Smith, PhD Forage Agronomist High nitrate levels in water-deficient forages are likely this late summer and fall in the drought-stressed parts of the Upper Midwest and west. In […]
by Margaret Smith, PhD Forage Agronomist Late summer may be a good time to establish new forage seedings—if you have adequate soil moisture AND some rainfall is predicted. Success of […]