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Closing the Alfalfa Yield Gap March 2024 Solving Weevil Resistance February 2024 Residual Herbicides Reduce Weed Impacts January 2024 Alfalfa Benefits Dairy Crop Rotations November 2023 New Tech Targets High-Yield Alfalfa August/September 2023 Alfalfa Fed in Prepartum Dairy Diets April/May 2023 Control Hay Heating by Wrapping Lower Moisture Bales March 2023 Imaging Alfalfa Fields Predicts Yields, Finds Problems February 2023 Established Alfalfa Effectively Controls Waterhemp January 2023 Fungicide Use to Inhibit Aphanomyces November 2022 Save Water on Irrigated Alfalfa August/September 2022 Beef Benefits from Alfalfa April/May 2022 Alfalfa-Bermudagrass Growers Get New Guide March 2022 Pairing Up Alfalfa and Corn Silage March 2022 ARS Alfalfa-Almond Hull Cubes Show Promise February 2022 Updated Publication Advocates Alfalfa Grazing January 2022 Hay Moisture at Wrapping Affects Quality November 2021 Extreme Processing Boosts Feed Value August/September 2021 Finding Tools to Fight Spring Black Stem April/May 2021 Southern Alfalfa Needs Potassium, Too March 2021 Alfalfa Leaf Protein Shows Promise for Better Human Health February 2021 Manure Value Extends Beyond Yield January 2021 Impact of Winter Grazing on Alfalfa November 2020 Reducing Potassium Deficiency August/September 2020 Soil Testing for Alfalfa Autotoxicity April/May 2020 Alfalfa Publication Debuts in D.C. March 2020 Seeking Out New Alfalfa Fungicides February 2020 New Herbicide Helps Fight Plantain January 2020 Poultry Litter Benefits Alfalfa November 2019 Alfalfa's Forage Quality Progress August/September 2019 Maximizing Alfalfa's Yield Potential April/May 2019 Alfalfa Hay Sample Plant Tissue Analysis and Struvite Use March 2019 Tedding's Impact on the Production of Alfalfa Silage February 2019 NAFA DC Fly-In Builds on Recent Success February 2016 Alfalfa "Persistence" Comes in Many Forms - Year in Review November 2014 Senator Murray an Unlikely Advocate for Agriculture August 2014 New U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center Director - Charting a Powerful Vision May 2014 The "Rodney Dangerfield" of Crops Finally Receives Respect March 2014 Alfalfa Gaining Recognition November 2013 Former Prosecutor Advocates for Farmers August 2013 A Friend of Agriculture - Senator Jerry Moran May 2013 Need for Safety Net & Research Funding Parity with Other Major Crops, Focus of NAFA DC Fly-In March 2013 NAFA Drives Industry Recognition November 2012 Agricultural Roots Drive Senator's Commitment to Public Service August 2012 Senate Budget Chair Shares Thoughts on Agriculture May 2012 NAFA's D.C. Fly-In March 2012 NAFA... Growing Results November 2011 NAFA & The Alfalfa Industry... Leading the Way on Coexistence August 2011 NAFA Talks Alfalfa with Industry & USDA Biofuels Leaders May 2011 NAFA Garners $$ For Research March 2011 NAFA Keeps Makin' Hay November 2010 NAFA Talks Alfalfa With Industry & USDA Biofuels Leaders August 2010 Congressman Hastings Talks Agriculture with NAFA May 2010 Salazar's Love of Agriculture on Display in His Washington Office March 2010 CSP Offers Attractive Incentives for Alfalfa/Forage Producers November 2009 Excerpts from the NAFA 2008-2009 Annual Report August 2009 NAFA Visits with Secretary Vilsack May 2009 House Agricultural Committee Chairman Visits with NAFA March 2009 NAFA Visits with Secretary Ed Schafer November 2008