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NAFA Releases 2023 Alfalfa Variety Ratings

NAFA Alfalfa Ratings 2023

National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance releases their Alfalfa Variety Ratings – Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistant Ratings for Alfalfa Varieties Legacy Seeds proudly supports the Nation Alfalfa &

Harvesting Alfalfa, Harvesting Data

Harvest

As a Plant Breeder, one of the biggest “crops” that I harvest is data. From May until September, the primary data point that I am collecting is yield. Our alfalfa

Late-Summer Seeding Alfalfa

Alfalfa

Late-Summer Seeding Alfalfa: A Viable Practice While many producers prefer spring seeded alfalfa, certain soil types or excessive spring rainfall may cause Midwestern producers to postpone spring planting alfalfa. Instead

Selecting the Next Generation

Holding up parent alfalfa plant

As winter slowly fades into spring, the first major task we do as field season begins is dig up plants from our established nurseries. Digging up plants is a time

Assessing Over-Wintering Crops

Alfalfa in early Spring

The snow has ended (hopefully) and spring is finally here. Though we are having a slow start to warming up in most parts of Wisconsin, some of our over-wintering crops

Greenhouse Pollinations

Along with our pathology work – as laid out in the previous article “Winter in the Greenhouse” – another big task we do in the fall and winter are pollinations.

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