Producers should have a lateseason alfalfa management plan

NDSU Extension specialists provide guidance on protecting alfalfa through the winter.

Dry weather has created hay shortages in many areas of North Dakota, with crops down to 50% of normal. Drought-damaged cereal crops that normally would be harvested for grain have been shifted to hay, which will help reduce the strain on hay demand.

The need for additional forage may alter fall forage management de…