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Gage County
1115 West Scott St.
Beatrice NE 68310
Phone: (402) 223-1384
FAX: (402) 223-1370

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Hay & Forage Minute

- Articles written by Dr. Bruce E Anderson, UNL Forage Specialist

Alfalfa

Alfalfa for Summer Pasture
Alfalfa Under Ice
Applying Manure Before Seeding Alfalfa
Assessing Freeze Damage
Be Ready for First Cutting
Blister Beetles on Alfalfa
Cash Hay Profit Opportunities
Control Winter Annual Weeds Now
Drought Stunted Alfalfa - Cut or Leave
Git R Done (early scouting of Alfalfa)
Grass-Alfalfa Mixtures Instead of Pure Alfalfa
Grazing Alfalfa in the Fall
Guidelines for Alfalfa Harvest During the Winterizing Period
Handling Regulations for Roundup Ready Alfalfa
Harvest Timing of Freeze-Stressed Alfalfa
Hay Conditioner Before Haying Begins
Heat Effects on Alfalfa
How Early Can Alfalfa Be Cut?
Irrigating Alfalfa During a Dry Spring
Irrigating Alfalfa and Pastures With Limited Water
Last Minute Tips for Planting Alfalfa in August
Lime this Fall for Next Spring's Alfalfa
Maximizing Drought-Impacted Alfalfa Yield
Making Hay When the Sun Shines
October Alfalfa Harvests
Potato Leafhopper Control in Alfalfa
Replacing Thin Alfalfa
Raise Cutting Heght When First Harvest is Delayed
Roundup Ready Alfalfa
Rust on Alfalfa
Seedling Alfalfa Management During Drought
Short Cuts for Planting Alfalfa
Soil Test Now for Next Year's Alfalfa Planting
Snow is Good for Alfalfa
Spraying Roundup Ready Alfalfa
Spring Weed Control in Alfalfa
Spreading Manure on Alfalfa
Time to Plant Alfalfa and Pasture Grasses
What Is a Killing Freeze?
Windrow Disease, How to Manage
Winter-Killed Alfalfa

Pasture
Brown Mid-rib Varieties Improve Quality
Change Grazing Management During Drought
Controlling Eastern Redcedars in Pastures
Controlling Winter Annual Brome with Herbicides
Cutting Excess Spring Pasture for Hay
Don't Overgraze Warm-season Grasses
Don't Plant Summer Annuals Too Early
Early Graze Native Pastures
Feeding on Pasture
Feed Hay to Let Pasture Grow
Fertilizing Cool-Season Grasses in May
Forages with Limited Irrigation
Frost Seed Legumes into Pastures and Hay Meadows
Grasses and Legumes for Horse Pastures
Harvesting Sunlight
Heavy Graze Before Adding Legumes to Pastures & Hay Meadows
Herbicides for Summer Pasture Weed Control
Late Planting Alternatives for Fall Pasture
Grazing During Drought
Making Pasture Fertilizing Pay
Make the Most of Rain When It Comes
Opportunities in Winter
Perennial Ryegrass in the Great Plains
Planning Next Year's Grazing
Preventing Grass Tetany
Reducing Yucca in Rangeland
Reseeding Dead Pastures
Revitalizing Warm-Season Pastures
Switchgrass for Forage or Biomass
Time to Put Nitrogen on Warm-Season Grasses
Stretching Summer Pasture With Windrow Grazing

Weed Control
Controlling Musk Thistle
Herbicides to Control Weeds in Spring Seeded Alfalfa
Musk Thisle Control During October
Options for Late Summer Pasture Weeds
Reducing Ragweed in Pastures

Feeding Alternatives
Stalks
Combine Corn Early to Get Some Stalks
Corn Stalk Quality after Weathering
Baling Corn or Milo Stalks for Winter Feed
Efficiently Grazing Corn Stalks
Wheat
Avoiding Grain Loss When Grazing Wheat
Forage Following Wheat
Forage from Drought Stressed Wheat
Silage
Correct Timing Makes the Best Silage
Don't Feed Fresh Silage Too Soon
How Much is Drought Damaged Corn Silage Worth?
Making Silage from Dought Damaged Corn
Making Silage Out of Dry Corn
Protect Silage with Plastic
Tight Packaing Improves Silage
Turnips
Be Alert to Health Risks When Grazing Turnips
Flying Turnips or Rye into Corn
Plant Turnips for Winter Grazing
Other
Ammoniating CRP Hay
Cover Crops Following Early Bean & Corn Harvests
Crabgrass as a Forage
Don't Wait Too Long to Cut Cane Hay
Getting the Most Out of CRP
Graze or Chop Corn When Pastures Dry Up
Grazing Reed Canarygrass
Grazing Sudangrass, Pearl Millet and Sorghum Hybrids
Grazing Winter Small Grains
Growing Fall Feeds
Is Sainfoin Right for You?
Oat Pasture (Getting the Most Out of It)
Oats for Hay and Silage
Plan the Timing of Grass Hay Harvest
Prairie Hay, When to Harvest
Rye, Triticale or Wheat - Which is Best?
Swath Grazing of Weather Damaged Corn
Sweetclover - Friend or Foe
TEFF - A New Annual Forage Grass

Miscellaneous
Adjusting for the Weather
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Certify Hay as Weed Free
Check Silage Moisture Using the Squeeze Test
Don't Let Nitrate Cost Cattle Lives
Effects of a Freeze on Forages
Evaluate Forage Status on Memorial Day
Forage for Limited Irrigation
Forage Test for Quality Hay
Most Important Invention
Moisture Tester Techiniques
Heat Damage to Moist Hay
Preservatives and Hay Moisture
Providing Water to Pastured Livestock
Remove Bales Soon After Harvest
Rhizobium Inoculants for Legumes
Replanting Following Bad Weather
Tanks vs Ponds & Creeks for Livestock Water
Use Care When Burning Grasslands
Wrapping Hay to Beat the Weather

Certified Perennial Grass Varieties Recommended for Nebraska
Recent grass variety trial data



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Paul C Hay, Extension Educator
Jane Esau,, 4-H Program
Dianne Swanson,, Extension Educator
General Address: gage-county@unl.edu

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