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Alfalfa

Upright perennial that grows 15-38 inches tall and has a deep taproot. Typically has three leaflets per leaf; leaflet margins are serrated on the tips. Flowers are usually purple but may be blue, yellow/cream, or variegated.

Recommended Hay and Pasture Forages For Michigan

By Anna Morrow July 26, 2020 November 1, 2022 Alfalfa, Annual ryegrass, Austrian Winter Pea, Barley, Cereal rye, Crimson clover, Field mustard, Field pea, Forage, Hairy vetch, Kura clover, Michigan, Millet, Oats, Oilseed radish, Rapeseed, Red clover, Sorghum-sudangrass, Soybean, Sudangrass, Teff, Triticale, Turnip, Wheat, White clover

Kim Cassida and Phil Kaatz – Michigan State University Extension November 2019 Recommended Hay and Pasture Forages For Michigan Source link here. Show more

Cover Crops and Pollinators

By Anna Morrow September 13, 2019 September 13, 2019 Alfalfa, Austrian Winter Pea, Berseem clover, Black mustard, Brassicas, Brown/Indian mustard, Buckwheat, Chickling vetch, Cowpea, Crimson clover, Field mustard, Field pea, Grasses, Hairy vetch, Kura clover, Legumes, Management, Medics, Non-Legumes, Oilseed radish, Rapeseed, Red clover, Soybean, Species, Subterranean clover, Sunflower, Sunn hemp, Sweetclovers, Turnip, Vegetables, White clover, White mustard, Winter canola, Woolypod vetch, Yellow mustard

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Cover Crops and Pollinators Source link here. Show more

Herbicide Rotation Restrictions

By Anna Morrow August 12, 2019 August 12, 2019 Alfalfa, Herbicide Carryover, Millet, Oats, Sorghum-sudangrass, South Dakota, Soybean, Sunflower, Wheat

Gared Shaffer – SDSU Extension Weeds Field Specialist August 2019 Herbicide Rotation Restrictions Source link here. Show more

Cover Crop Termination

By Anna Morrow April 25, 2019 April 25, 2019 Alfalfa, Annual ryegrass, Buckwheat, Cereal rye, Crimson clover, Hairy vetch, Michigan, Oats, Oilseed radish, Rapeseed, Red clover, Termination, Triticale, Wheat

Dr. Erin Hill & Dr. Christy Sprague – Michigan State University Weed Science April 2019 Cover Crop Termination Source link here. Show more

Is Nitrogen Fixation Oversold with Legume Cover Crops?

By Anna Morrow December 16, 2016 January 3, 2017 Alfalfa, Austrian Winter Pea, Berseem clover, Chickling vetch, Cowpea, Crimson clover, Field pea, Hairy vetch, Kura clover, Legumes, Medics, Nebraska, Red clover, Soybean, Subterranean clover, Sunn hemp, Sweetclovers, White clover, Woolypod vetch

Daren Redfearn and Bruce Anderson – University of Nebraska December 2016 Is Nitrogen Fixation Oversold with Legume Cover Crops? Source link here. Show more

North Dakota State University – Variety Trial Results

By Anna Morrow October 1, 2016 December 9, 2016 Alfalfa, Austrian Winter Pea, Barley, Black mustard, Brassicas, Brown/Indian mustard, Buckwheat, Cereal rye, Cowpea, Field mustard, Forage, Getting Started, Grasses, Legumes, Millet, Non-Legumes, North Dakota, Oats, Rapeseed, Soybean, Triticale, Vegetables, Wheat, White mustard, Winter canola, Yellow mustard

2016 Here are the latest Variety Trial Results from around North Dakota Scroll through the pages or search to find the cover/cash crop of interest Show more

Grazing Management: Toxic Plants (Cover Crops)

By Anna Morrow February 28, 2016 June 22, 2017 Alfalfa, Black mustard, Brassicas, Brown/Indian mustard, Buckwheat, Field mustard, Forage, Grasses, Hairy vetch, Kansas, Legumes, Medics, Non-Legumes, Oilseed radish, Rapeseed, Sorghum-sudangrass, Species, Sudangrass, Sunn hemp, Sweetclovers, Turnip, White mustard, Winter canola, Yellow mustard

Jaymelynn Farney, Doug Shoup, Dave Rethorst DVM, Dale Blasi, John Holman – Kansas State University February 2016 Grazing Management: Toxic Plants (Cover Crops) Source link here. Show more

Cover Crop Fundamentals

By Erin Hill January 28, 2016 October 10, 2016 Alfalfa, Brassicas, Buckwheat, Cereal rye, Crimson clover, Field pea, Grasses, Hairy vetch, Legumes, Management, Medics, Non-Legumes, Oats, Ohio, Oilseed radish, Planting, Red clover, Sorghum-sudangrass, Soybean, Turnip, Wheat

Alan Sundermeier- Ohio State University Extension January 28, 2016 Cover crop fundamentals Source link here. Show more

Legume Cover Crops – Minimizing Nitrogen loss in the Fall and Supplying N in the Next Season

By Anna Morrow January 31, 2015 January 9, 2017 Alfalfa, Crimson clover, Legumes, Ontario, Red clover

Laura Van Eerd and Claire Coombs – University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus January 2015 Legume Cover Crops – Minimizing Nitrogen loss in the Fall and Supplying N in the Next Season Source… Show more

Cover Crops Following Winter Wheat or Corn Silage Harvest

By Anna Morrow April 15, 2011 December 2, 2016 Alfalfa, Annual ryegrass, Berseem clover, Cereal rye, Forage, Hairy vetch, Legumes, Management, Oats, Oilseed radish, Red clover, Videos, Wisconsin

Matt Ruark – University of Wisconsin April 2011 YouTube Video: Cover Crops Following Winter Wheat or Corn Silage Harvest Show more