Alfalfa supplies were tight going into this growing season. Dairyland Seed forage leader Sara Hendrickson says adverse weather has not provided much relief to the alfalfa shortage. “Because it was such a wet spring, our hay inventories in May were at an all-time low,” said Hendrickson. “Luckily, there were a few guys that were able to get some new seeding in between the rain showers, but it wasn’t enough to compensate for the low hay supplies.” Dairyland Seed introduced the world’s first hybrid alfalfa in 2001. The new fourth generation hybrid alfalfa was launched at World Dairy Expo. Hendrickson says the HybriForce-4400 Alfalfa delivered superior establishment performance, even in spring planting conditions that were wetter than normal.
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