Knowing how to add nitrogen to soil is one of the most important steps you can take to keep your garden healthy and thriving!

If you're looking to give your garden bed a bit of a breather between plantings, try planting alfalfa as a cover crop.

The Alfalfa Harvest Alert helps forage producers make timely and informed decisions about when to harvest. Local Extension ...

Driving around northern Michigan this spring, you may have noticed farmers out in the field planting their crops for the season.

Rained-on hay is always a challenge for alfalfa growers who can be pro-active with the dilemma, Jerry Volesky writes.

Choosing certain plants—like sunflowers, marigolds, and clover—can naturally boost soil health by enhancing structure, ...

However, during extended periods of dry weather alfalfa growth is reduced and flowering may occur on short, stunted plants. Cutting during these stressful periods does not weaken alfalfa plants or ...

Learn to scout & manage key forage pests like grasshoppers, cutworms, and armyworms. An entomologist shares tips to identify ...

Most already have the garden planted but there is always a few spots to fill in. Companion planting might be a way to help ...

Making silage out of soybeans is highly possible, and may be a growing trend in homegrown dairy forage production.

Just make sure to eat a variety of healthy plant-based foods. If you don’t eat any animal foods, you’ll need to take a vitamin B12 supplement — vitamin B12 is only found in animal foods. According to ...

Alfalfa County commissioners Mike Roach, Nate Ross, and Garret Johnson handled a full agenda during this week's meeting. In ...