For the most part late summer seeding can be an excellent time to establish alfalfa which will lead to productive stands the next growing season. The decision of whether to proceed with a late summer ...

Making hay is more than working between rains.Grass seed heads have a bigger impact on hay quality than wet weather, so for best nutrition, hay must be cut before grass transfers nutrients from the ...

There are three main reasons alfalfa seeding fails—particularly in the Midwest, says Dan Undersander, an Extension forage specialist with the University of Wisconsin. Low soil pH. Alfalfa needs a pH ...

The USDA's recent decision to (re)deregulate genetically modified (GM) alfalfa has sent a shock wave of panic through the organic foods industry. Samuel Fromartz explained to Food Channel readers how ...

A state agricultural laboratory determined Friday that a sample of hay seed from an undisclosed Eastern Washington farm contains some genetically altered product, but concluded the "low levels" are ...

Q: I’m trying to grow some grass which is beginning to sprout. My question is this … since I put some hay on top of the grass seed – when and how do I remove the hay without disturbing the newly ...