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Post-harvest alfalfa management

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By Ben Beckman Verified
| Norfolk Daily News Verified
With the first cutting of alfalfa complete, now is a good time to review management guidelines for fields heading into summer. Here are a few management principles to keep in mind: — Water management: Alfalfa is a relatively drought-tolerant forage and, as such, does not have specific growth stages when it is less sensitive to water stress. If water is unavailable, the plant will slow or stop growing and go dormant. Then, when water becomes available, growth resumes.
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Be alert to poison hemlock - North Platte Bulletin

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By Ben Beckman Verified
| North Platte Bulletin Verified
Have you noticed tall weeds with umbrella-like clusters of white flowers in pastures, ditchbanks, and along roadsides? It may be poison hemlock, a plant highly toxic to people and livestock. Poison hemlock commonly grows in moist soils along streams, roadsides, fence lines, and low areas in pastures. It has finely divided, fern-like leaves and smooth, hollow stems with distinctive purple spots.
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Advice offered for irrigating annual forages

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By Ben Beckman Verified
| The Wayne Herald Verified
With hay supplies tight and pasture growth limited in many areas across northeast Nebraska, producers with irrigated acres available may be considering an annual forage crop to help fill the feed gap. Millet, sorghum-sudangrass, or even corn silage can produce a lot of forage quickly under a center pivot, but irrigation timing is critical—especially during stand establishment and early vegetative growth. Before starting the pivot, check how much moisture is already in the soil profile.
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