Alfalfa hay harvest this fall was significantly delayed, and in many cases canceled, due to the unusually high number of rainy days throughout September. Excessive rainfall prevented many producers from taking a final cutting before winter. As temperatures cool and alfalfa begins to go dormant, some may be considering grazing those fields.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will host the 37th Annual Integrated Crop Management Conference, set for Dec. 9–10, at Prairie Meadows in Altoona. 

As harvest is starting to wrap up in Iowa and the cooling temperatures are making their appearance right in time for fall activities, it’s time to think of our next field operation, anhydrous ammonia. Anhydrous ammonia is an effective nitrogen fertilizer for Iowa corn production, but successful application takes more than an open field and available equipment.