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When manure needs to be spread during summer, sometimes the only place available is an alfalfa field.
Manure can provide valuable nutrients to alfalfa, particularly phosphorus, potassium and boron. This may increase alfalfa yield or reduce fertilizer costs. Alfalfa also will absorb the nitrates from manure, reducing the risk of environmental contamination.
But manure can cause problems for alfalfa.
In California, the drought is making the water market extremely expensive. In the past, the state has intervened in the market, but this year they have allowed the market to self-regulate.
Valley Irrigation is offering a new sprinkler application option for growers who rotate crops of varying heights. AquaDock drop hose docking stations support two ground clearances in one drop hose assembly.
Citing the use of cover crops since the time of the pharaohs, founding partner of Grassland Oregon, Risa DeMasi, moderated a panel of industry experts gathered at the recent American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) convention to discuss the resurgence of interest in the production, distribution and regulation of cover crop seed.
A change to the minimum wage wouldn't affect producers' hay-handling equipment purchases, according to an online survey of Progressive Forage Grower website visitors.
Irrigation pumping plant efficiency calculator App A new mobile app – IrrigatePump – can help you identify irrigation pumping plants that are underperforming and need to be adjusted, repaired or replaced with a better design. Developed by University of Nebraska – Lincoln Extension, this app uses existing records to help determine when pumping plants should be tested by a professional.
DuPont Pioneer has announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration with eight Midwestern land-grant universities through their respective soil nutrition management experts to help growers more sustainably maximize crop yields.
The majority of Progressive Forage Grower readers who weighed in on a recent poll are Ford fans (40.9 percent). The runner up was Chevy with 24.2 percent of the vote.
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) elected and installed the 2014-15 officer team during its annual convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The officers share common goals and will continue to implement the association’s five-year strategic plan, focusing strongly on advocacy and communications.
Every time you harvest a field of alfalfa, as much as 70 percent of the plants are driven over by the equipment used to cut, rake, bale or chop, and remove the alfalfa from the field. During an entire year, some plants may be driven over 10 times.
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