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Alfalfa

AGR-137 Alfalfa Hay Quality Makes the Difference

AGR-148 Weed Control in Alfalfa and Other Forage Legume Crops

Evaluating Hay Quality-Univerisity of Maryland

Forage for Dairy Cattle-Ohio State University

Round bale storage in Kentucky-University of Kentucky

Large Round Bale Hay Storage-Kansas State University

General
AGR-18 Grain & Forage Crop Guide for Kentucky AGR-175 Forage Identification and Use Guide ASC-120 Forages for Horses
Grazing
AGR-85 Efficient Pasture Systems AGR-162 Stockpiling for Fall & Winter Pasture ID-74 Planning Fencing Systems for Intensive Grazing Management ID-97 Grazing Alfalfa ID-143 Rotational Grazing
Hay
- - - - Understanding Forage Quality AGR-45 The Effects of Weather on Hay Production AGR-62 Quality Hay Production AGR-137 Alfalfa Hay Quality Make the Difference AGR-171 Round Bale Hay Storage in Kentucky ID-46 Hay Preservatives
Species
Grasses AGR-48 Bermudagrass -- A Summer Forage AGR-58 Orchardgrass AGR-59 Tall Fescue AGR-84 Timothy AGR-88 Producing Summer Annual Grasses for Emergency or Supplemental Forage AGR-108 Tall Fescue in Kentucky AGR-134 Kentucky Bluegrass as a Forage Crop AGR-145 Warm Season Perennial Grasses for Forages in Kentucky AGR-160 Managing Small Grains for Livestock Forage AGR-179 Annual Ryegrass Legumes - - - - Crimson Clover - - - - Red Clover - - - - White Clover AGR-2 Producing Red Clover Seed in Kentucky AGR-33 Growing Red Clover in Kentucky AGR-76 Alfalfa The Queen of Forage Crops AGR-86 Growing Lespedeza in Kentucky AGR-93 Growing White Clover in Kentucky AGR-141 Kura Clover for Kentucky ID-97 Grazing Alfalfa
Quality - - - - Understanding Forage Quality AGR-62 Quality Hay Production AGR-137 Alfalfa Hay Quality Makes the Difference ID-101 Interpreting Forage Quality Reports Tall Fescue Endophyte - - - - Tall Fescue Endophyte Concepts AGR-59 Tall Fescue AGR-108 Tall Fescue in Kentucky AGR-119 Alternatives for Fungus Infected Tall Fescue EC921 - Alfalfa Analyst EV12 - Management Intensive Grazing Video Series G4510 - Crownvetch G4511 - Orchardgrass G4515 - Annual Lespedeza G4550 - Alfalfa G4551 - Alfalfa Diseases in Missouri G4555 - Managing Manure on Alfalfa Hay G4558 - Sclerotinia Crown and Stem Rot of Alfalfa G4563 - Grasshopper Control in Missouri Forage Crops and Pastures G4569 - Blister Beetle Management in Alfalfa G4570 - Reducing Losses When Feeding Hay to Beef Cattle G4575 - Making and Storing Quality Hay G4590 - Corn Silage G4610 - The Bluegrasses G4620 - Bermudagrass G4638 - Red Clover G4639 - White, Ladino and Sweet Clover G4640 - Birdsfoot Trefoil G4642 - Establishing Birdsfoot Trefoil in Bluegrass Sod G4646 - Tall Fescue G4649 - Reed Canarygrass, Ryegrass, and Garrison Creeping Foxtail G4650 - Establishing Forages G4651 - Renovating Grass Sods With Legumes G4652 - Seeding Rates, Dates and Depths for Common Missouri Forages G4661 - Warm-Season Annual Forage Crops G4669 - Tall Fescue Toxicosis G4670 - Seed Production of Tall Fescue and Other Cool Season Grasses G4671 - Eastern Gama Grass G4672 - Smooth Bromegrass G4673 - Big Bluestem, Indiangrass and Switchgrass G4674 - Caucasian Bluestem G4695 - Horse Pastures M157 - Missouri Grazing Manual M168, Dairy Grazing Manual M169 - A Guide to the Common Forages and Weeds of Pastures MP581 - Weed and Brush Control Guide for Forages, Pastures and Non-Cropland in Missouri MX74 - Improving Alfalfa Forage Quality: How to Detect and Manage the Potato Leafhopper Problem MX75 - Alfalfa — The High Quality Hay for Horses MX340 - Clover Diseases I MX341 - Clover Diseases II NR59 - Forage Moisture Determination NR99 - Silage: Field to Feedbunk PS8 - Common Forage Legume Insects PS107 - Alfalfa Diseases I PS108 - Alfalfa Diseases II
Maryland Evaluating Hay Quality Alternative Feeds for Beef Cattle Determining the value of Drought-Stressed Corn Harvesting and feeding of Drought-Stressed Corn Prussic Acid Poisoning of Livestock Nitrate Poisoning of Livestock AGRONOMY MIMEOS Economic Consequences of Forage Harvest and Storage Losses Potato Leafhopper Control Important in Alfalfa Buying the Cheapest Seed--Price vs. Cost Guidelines for No-Tillage Establishment of Alfalfa Steps to Successful No-Tillage Pasture Renovation OTHER PUBLICATIONS An Alfalfa Management Program for Optimum Yields and Quality Small Grains for Fall and Spring Forage Cover Crops, Small Grains and Crop residue Provide Fall/winter Supplemental Forage Developing a Hay Marketing Strategy Balage: Tips for Success Causes and Prevention of Spontaneous Combustion of Hay Seeding Small Acreage Horse Pastures Management of Established Horse Pastures Matching Plants to Soil and Site Description and Characteristics of Common Horse Pasture Grasses and Legumes
Wisconsin Alfalfa Alfalfa Production Management No-Till Establishment of Forages Wisconsin Forage Council AM-PM forage harvest study Alfalfa cutting height to maximize forage yield and quality Effect of Wheel Traffic on Alfalfa Yield Effect of Wheel Traffic on Alfalfa Yield (slide presentation) Heaving in Alfalfa Fields How to Manage Hail Damaged Alfalfa and Red Clover Seeding Rate of Different Alfalfa Seed Lots Hard Seed in Alfalfa 1998 Alfalfa Harvest Cold Temperatures and Winter Kill Diagnosing and Managing Winter Injury Hybrid Alfalfa Italian Ryegrass as a Cover Crop Seeded with Alfalfa Alfalfa Nutrient Management Alfalfa response to summer manure applications Sulfur status and responses on Wisconsin alfalfa Identifying and Managing Soil Compaction in Field Crop Production Nutrient Management Considerations When Applying Manure to Alfalfa Low Potassium in Forages Alfalfa Quality Management Forage quality of first cutting due to wet spring Predicting relative feed value using plant height and maturity (PEAQ) Predicting neutral detergent fiber using plant height and maturity (PEAQ) Understanding Forage Quality view as a PDF file (requires Acrobat Reader) Diurnal Cycling Effect on Forage Quality Diurnal Variation in Forage Quality Affects Animal Preference and Production Palatability of Alfalfa and Grasses Relative Forage Quality Indexing Legumes and Grasses for Forage Quality Comparing Relative Forage Quality to Relative Feed Value Alfalfa Cutting Height to Maximize Forage Yield and Quality New Developments in Analytical Evaluation of Forages and Total Mixed Rations Common Sense About Odor Economic Impact of Forage Quality Alfalfa Harvest Management Minimizing Losses in Hay Storage and Feeding view as a PDF file (requires Acrobat Reader) Hay Dessicants and Preservatives Large Baler Research and Storage Ideas Systems to Improve Storage Characteristics of Large Square Bales in a Humid Climate Estimating how much silage is in a chopper wagon Using High Quality Alfalfa Varieties to Stagger Harvest Plastic Wrapping Bales at Different Moistures and at Different Times after Baling Successful Wrapping and Storage of Square Bales or view as a PowerPoint set Fine Tuning Cutting Height to Maximize Forage Yield Yield and Stand Getting Most from Mower-Conditioner Comparing Forage Drydown Rates Using a Super Conditioner Machinery Designs and Adjustment for Minimized Field Loss Effectiveness of Equipment to Speed Hay Drying Equipment to Rake and Merge Hay and Forage Alfalfa Pest Management Potato leaf hopper Performance of Potato Leafhopper Resistance in Alfalfa Advances in Breeding Alfalfa for Resistance to Potato Leafhopper Potato Leafhopper Damage to Alfalfa Update: Potato Leafhopper Resistant Alfalfa New Diseases – aphanomyces 2/mycoplasma Aphanomyces Race 2 Leaf Miner Do You Have Poisonous Weeds in Your Pastures and Forages? Root and Crown Rots and Virus Diseases of Alfalfa and Clover Alfalfa Economics Hay Market Demand and Price Report for Upper Midwest Calculating Risk of Alfalfa Winter Injury Wisconsin Tested Hay Auctions (annual price summaries) Economics of Alfalfa Persistence Value of Standing Forage Use of Quickbooks and Quicken Wisconsin Labor Standards Laws and Farm Related Businesses Value of Short Rotations for Alfalfa Profitability : view as a web file or pdf file Determining Custom Harvest Charges Calculating Production Costs Per Acre, Ton, Bushel, Etc. Economic Impact of Forage Quality Molds and Mycotoxins Forage quality of first cutting due to wet spring Understanding and reducing mold growth in hay Mycotoxin effects on dairy cattle Common Sense About Odor Long Term Effects of Seeding Year Understanding autotoxicity in alfalfa Alfalfa Autotoxicity Alfalfa Autotoxicity Risk Assessment Worksheet Importance of First Year Alfalfa Yields Importance of Seeding Year Alfalfa Yields Back to the Page Directory Back to the UW Forage Extension Home Page Grasses Ryegrass Types for Pasture and Hay Ryegrass overseeding on pasture Frost Seeding Legumes and Grasses into Pastures Italian Ryegrass as a Cover Crop Seeded with Alfalfa Rust on Orchardgrass and Ryegrass Establishment and Management of Switchgrass Maturities of Cool-Season Forage Grasses Palatability of Cool-Season Forage Grasses Stockpiling Cool-Season Grasses for Winter Grazing Compare Cool-Season Grasses by Harvested Yield Compare Cool-Season Grasses by Grazing Intake & Palatability Nitrogren Management for Grass Pastures Corn Silage Evaluation of corn silage types for best performance Corn Silage types for best performance Corn silage cutting height Impact of crop processing on corn silage utilization by dairy cattle Corn Silage Sampling and Analysis HOW TO PROCESS CORN SILAGE or view as a PowerPoint set Keys to Higher Corn Forage Yields UW-Agronomy Corn Silage Breeding Web Site UW-Extension Corn Silage Web Site Back to the Page Directory Back to the UW Forage Extension Home Page Other Forages Small grain forage yields view as a PDF file (requires Acrobat Reader) Emergency Forage Plantings Alternate Forage Crops Red Clover in the “Twenty-First” Century White Clover for Wisconsin Pastures NFTA Forage Analysis Procedure Sorghums, sudangrasses, and sorghum-sudangrass hybrids for Forage New Forage Analyses How to Manage Hail Damaged Alfalfa and Red Clover Soybeans for Hay or Silage Pea and Small Grain Mixtures Root and Crown Rots and Virus Diseases of Alfalfa and Clover Low Potassium in Forages Influence of oat seeding dates on grain and forage yield, forage quality and milk yield view as a PDF file (requires Acrobat Reader) Influence of barley seeding dates on grain and forage yield, forage quality and milk yield view as a PDF file (requires Acrobat Reader) Brown Midrib Sorghum Forage Back to the Page Directory Back to the UW Forage Extension Home Page Grazing/Pasture Supplementing stockers on pasture Rotational grazing Stocker Cattle on Pasture Wisconsin Grazing Profitability Analysis Bloat - a description Preventing bloat on pasture Seeding rate for pastures Grazing economics-Guell Brothers Farm Forgey’s River-View Farm Economic Comparison Comparing Selected Characteristics of Two Types of Graziers in Wisconsin Cost of Production for Grazing Establishing Kura Clover Stands White Clover for Wisconsin Pastures Ryegrass Types for Pasture and Hay Ryegrass overseeding on pasture Uses of Brassica Crops in Grazing Systems Nitrate Poisoning in Cattle, Sheep and Goats Frost Seeding of Forages Frost Seeding Legumes and Grasses into Pastures Calculating Grazing Forage Needs and Pasture Availability - (download as an EXCEL version 5 spreadsheet) Pasture fertilization Nitrogren Management for Grass Pastures Supplementation on pasture Evaluation of a simple method for measuring pasture yield Rust on Orchardgrass and Ryegrass Establishment and Management of Switchgrass Maturities of Cool-Season Forage Grasses Palatability of Cool-Season Forage Grasses Stockpiling Cool-Season Grasses for Winter Grazing Stockpiling Forages for Fall Grazing Do You Have Poisonous Weeds in Your Pastures and Forages? From Confinement to Grazing to the Future My Years of Grazing Experience Land Use and the Changing Face of Wisconsin Agriculture Back to the Page Directory Back to the UW Forage Extension Home Page Feeding Forages Variability of bypass protein in forages Digestion kinetics of forages Balancing use of corn silage and alfalfa in dairy rations -Nutritional Considerations -Economic Considerations Low Potassium in Forages Diurnal Variation in Forage Quality Affects Animal Preference and Production Back to the Page Directory Back to the UW Forage Extension Home Page Nutrient Management How much phosphorus do dairy cows need? How much phosphorus do crops need? Survey results of forage nutrient management of MN farms Reducing phosphorus risk with management Micronutrient status of manure Nitrate Poisoning in Cattle, Sheep and Goats Nutrient Management Identifying and Managing Soil Compaction in Field Crop Production Nutrient Management Low Potassium in Forages Nutrient Mgmt Briefings-Review of 2002’s Nutrient Mgmt Plans Regulatory Update: Comprehensive Nutrient Mgmt. Plans Wisconsin Water Quality – Agricultural Performance Standards
OHIO All Ohio Forage Performance Trials Animal Sciences Research and Reviews, Special Circular 156 Alfalfa Anthracnose, AC-15-96 (pdf) Insect Pest Management on Alfalfa, FC-ENT-0031-00 Alfalfa Variety Characteristics, AGF-014 Alfalfa Weevil, FC-ENT-0032-00 Brassicas for Forage, AGF-020 Chemical Drying Agents in Harvesting Legume Hay, AGF-011 Converting CRP Land to Cropland or Pasture/Hayland, AGF-024 Corn, Soybean, Wheat, and Alfalfa Field Guide, Bulletin 827-98 Cover Crop Fundamentals, AGF-142-99 Developing a Pasture Management Program, AGF-017 Emergency and Supplemental Crops for Forages, AGF-019 Fall Alfalfa Management, AGF-009 Fertility Management of Meadows, ANR-0005-99 Fescue Toxicosis, AGF-008 Forage Legumes for Temporary Soil Cover, AGF-007 Forage Management Tips, AGF-016 Forage Production on Reclaimed Surface Mined Land, AGF-025 Forages for Dairy Cattle, AS-002-99 Harvesting Corn Residue, AGF-003 Hairy Vetch as an Ohio Cover Crop, AGF-006 Hay Preservatives, AGF-013 Improving Lower Quality Dry Forages By Ammoniation, AGF-015 Improving Pasture with Frost Seeding, ANR-14-02 (pdf) Lepto Leaf Spot of Alfalfa, AC-23-96 (pdf) Meadow Spittlebug on Alfalfa, FC-34 Nitrates in Dairy Rations, AS-003-99 No-Tillage Forage Seeding into Sod, AGF-002 No-Tillage Forage Seedings Following Small Grain Harvest, AGF-005 Ohio Pesticide Applicator Training - Forage Crops Student Workbook, Bulletin 821-2 (pdf only) Ohio Pesticide Applicator Training - Field Crops, Bulletin 821 Pasture for Horses, AGF-012 Perennial Warm Season Grasses for Ohio, AGF-022 Phytophthora Root Rot of Alfalfa, AC-13-96 (pdf) Potato Leafhopper on Alfalfa, FC-ENT-0033-00 Rhizoctonia Root, Stem, and Crown Rot of Alfalfa AC-42-96 (pdf) Round Bale Silage, AGF-010 Silage Additives, AGF-018 Spring Black Stem of Alfalfa, AC-14-96 (pdf) Spring No-Tillage Forage Seedings Into Grain Residues, AGF-021 Spring Seeding Alfalfa Alone, AGF-001 Stockpiling Tall Fescue for Winter Grazing, AGF-023 Winter Rye for Extending the Grazing Season, AGF-026-00 Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations, Bulletin E-2567 Using a Microwave Oven to Determine Forage Moisture, AGF-004 Verticillium Wilt of Alfalfa, AC-43-96 (pdf) Weed Control Guide for Ohio Field Crops, Bulletin 789
Indiana
Forage Selection and Seeding Guide for Indiana AY-253 RR 12/91 Selecting the "Right" Legume AY-211 RR 5/89 Improving Pastures by Renovation AY-251 RR 2/92 Sweetclover Production and Utilization in Indiana AY-233 RR 4/82 Birdsfoot Trefoil Production and Utilization in Indiana ID-139 Tall Fescue: Tall Fescue for Forage Production AY-98 Rev 3/93 Minimizing Tall Fescue Toxicity AY-258 New 6/85 The Diagnosis of the Tall Fescue Endophyte AY-275 New 3/93 Utilization: Maximizing the Value of Pasture for Horses ID-167 RR 5/93 Selecting Quality Hay for Horses ID-190 New 1/93 Managing and Utilizing Pasture and Harvested Forages for Sheep ID-153 New 11/82 Producing Emergency or Supplemental Forage for Livestock AY-263 RR 7/88 Winter Cover Crops--Their Value and Management AY-247 RR 9/85 Minimizing the Prussic Acid Poisoning Hazard in Forages AY-196 Rev 4/83 Use of Microwave Drying to Determine Moisture Content in Forage ID-172 RR 5/89 Weed Control: Musk Thistle Control in Permanent Grass Pastures WS-19 New 10/93 Common Chickweed Control in Alfalfa WS-18 RR 12/92 Soils and Fertilizers: Soil Acidity and Liming of Indiana Soils AY-267 RR 6/88 Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations AY-9-32 New 7/95 Misc. Cultural Practices: Forage Tips for the Quarter New 12/95 Forage Terminology