Extension

Variety Selection
Michigan Perennial Forages for 2009
National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance Varieties Leaflet

Alfalfa
Coated Alfalfa Seed, is it worth it?
Winter Injury Stand Persistence and Potassium Fertilization
Evaluation of Potato Leafhopper Resistant Alfalfa
Using PEAQ Sticks to Predict When to Harvest Alfalfa
Timing Spring Alfalfa Harvest - The Final Word?
When to Harvest Alfalfa
Alfalfa First Harvest Management
Economic Realities of Raising Alfalfa (PPT)
Management of Drought Stressed Alfalfa (PPT)
How much is alfalfa hay worth?
Should I harvest the Last Cutting?
Fall Cutting Management of Alfalfa

Grasses
Nitrate Toxicity in Drought Stressed Forages
Perennial Ryegrass Potential in Michigan
Summer Annual Forage Grasses For Emergency Crops
Beware of Prussic acid poisoning with Frosted Sorghum-Sudan Grass

Alternative Forages
Alternative Forages

Economics
Cost of Production Worksheet (MS Excel)
Irrigation Cost Benefit Worksheet (MS Excel)

Pastures and Grazing
Forage Brassicas for Pasture Supplementation
Forage Planting Options for Extending the Grazing Season
Dealing with Drought Stressed Forages
Frost Seeding to Improve Pastures in Michigan
Grazing Streamside Pastures
Do Low-Rate Annual Lime Applications Improve Pastures?
Rotational Grazing and Grassland Birds in Michigan

General
Climatic and Management Effects on Forage Quality of Hay Crops
Steps to Successful No-till Establishment of Forages
Sulfur Fertility of Forage Crops in Michigan
Presentations from the 2008 Forage Technology Conference
Weed Control Guide Extension Bulletin E-434
Site Specific Alfalfa Management
Contracting and Custom Growing Forages
What Forages Make Good Cover Crops
Forage Webinar- Hay and Fertilizer Prices, and Nutrient Management

Teff Research at MSU
Species comparison (MS Powerpoint poster)
Nitrogen fertility study (MS Powerpoint poster)

Contact your MSU Extension Forage Agent
Many more Extention publications are available through your local MSU Extension Agent