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Tight window for 1st cutting alfalfa
May 26, 2017, 14:27 PM
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An extension educator says farmers will have to toe a fine line to harvest a quality first cutting of alfalfa this season.
“It’s a fine line right now with rain and humidity and lots of heat for that alfalfa to grow—the alfalfa is still growing rapidly—and it makes it difficult to get in there and cut.”
Phil Kaatz with Michigan State University Extension tells Brownfield the longer cut alfalfa sits in a field before it’s harvested, the more yield potential will be reduced for the rest of the season.
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