With above average temperatures this year, alfalfa weevil development is well ahead of schedule compared to recent years. Adults have already emerged from their overwintering sites to lay eggs in ...

Planting alfalfa this summer or fall? Romulo Lollato and Doo-Hong Min, forage specialists with Kansas State University, have some best practices to make sure your investment pays off. “Alfalfa is a ...

When it comes to alfalfa and hay markets, Jordan Garrett advises patience and be open to new opportunities, Dave Bergmeier writes.

MT. VERNON — Wet weather in April and May followed by a July heat wave have left Grant County alfalfa crops in a mostly positive state this summer. While water is generally good for plant growth, too ...

Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets are back this summer, causing considerable damage to rangelands and forage in western states. The insects cause $318 million in crop losses to alfalfa annually, ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Alfalfa weevils are an annual pest to alfalfa fields, causing damage typically during the first cutting of alfalfa. However, in recent years, weevil pressure in South Dakota and ...

Alfalfa is a core input into U.S. dairy and beef production, and one of the country’s most economically significant crops. In 2024, it ranked as the fourth-most-valuable field crop, generating an ...

Above: tip feeding on alfalfa by alfalfa weevil larvae. Note the larva curled up in the lower right of the photo. Photo by Purdue University. If you are involved with alfalfa production, you may ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... FRUITA — The scrubby green plants that fill a checkerboard of 24-by-36-foot research plots on the arid plains of Mesa County could be part of a major shift ...

NEWTON, Utah — A new study suggests some deep cuts need to be made in alfalfa and hay production in Utah to help bring the Great Salt Lake back to a sustainable level. The study, published Tuesday ...

A plan to help shore up the depleted Colorado River by cutting off water to alfalfa fields in California's crop-rich Imperial Valley is finding support from the farmers who grow it. The Imperial ...