During the spring there is generally limited environmental stress and the alfalfa crop can normally tolerate early cutting. Harvesting at the bud stage has allowed producers to get more cuttings ...

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acre of alfalfa hay can be harvested every 5 weeks (Table 1). Harvesting at two inches resulted in better yield (1224 lbs./acre) if compared (table 2) to harvesting at four inches (1136 lbs./ ...

Meccage said. Whether growing alfalfa for dairy, beef, or commercial hay operations, HarvXtra offers advantages for multiple agricultural sectors. Commercial hay growers can choose their market ...

It specifically focused on two water-intensive crops: alfalfa and hay. Farmers and ranchers are growing those crops because of increasing demands by consumers for dairy — specifically ...

Hay acreage declined in the southeastern United States in 2024, but the region's hay production rose 2%, and was up 17% in ...

“The grand theory is if we can find less thirsty hay crops ... to test out Kernza and other alfalfa alternatives in different parts of the state. Growing conditions vary greatly across the ...