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- Using Gene Arrays as Tools to Develop Alfalfa as a Biomass Crop (MFA Forage Focus Dec. 2009)
- Alfalfa/Tall Fescue Mixtures Show Promise in St. Paul Trial (MFA Forage Focus Dec. 2010)
- Grasses: Comprehensive Variety Development and Testing for ND, SD, and MN (MFA Forage Focus Dec. 2010)
- Orchardgrass Hay Equals Alfalfa Hay as Grain Replacement in UMN-St. Paul Dairy Trial (MFA Forage Focus Dec. 2010)
- Mycoleptodiscus Crown and Root Rot of Alfalfa (MFA Forage Focus Dec. 2009)
- Prairie Cordgrass for Biomass on Marginal Land? (May 2010)
- Drought Strategies of Invasive Kentucky Bluegrass vs. Native Western Wheatgrass (May 2010)
- Biomass Species' Yields Vary with Landscape Position (May 2010)
- Does Alfalfa-Hay NDFD Matter in a Dairy TMR? (March 2010) (PDF)
- Topdressed K for Last-Year Alfalfa May Not Pay (March 2010) (PDF)
- Foliar Fungicide for Oat Crown Rust (2009)
- Foliar Fungicide for Oat Crown Rust (2009)
- Alfalfa Stand Counts (PDF)
- Alfalfa Variety Yield Trials
- Corn Silage Variety Trial Results
- Dairy-Quality Grass Forage Research Update
- Native Legumes (PDF)
- Perennial and Italian ryegrass
- Seed Production Research, 2008
- Grass and Legume: Seed Production Application (PDF)
- Grass and Legume: Seed Production Instructions (PDF)
- Grass and Legume: Forage Yield Application (PDF)
- Grass and Legume: Forage Yield Instructions (PDF)
- Perennial Ryegrass: Winter Hardiness Application (PDF)
- Perennial Ryegrass: Winter Hardiness Instructions (PDF)
- Winter Survival Ratings (PDF)
- On-Farm Evaluation of Alfalfa/Grass Mixtures (Aug. 2009) (PDF)
- Estimating Alfalfa RFV in the Field Using PEAQ and Scissor Cut
- (must contact www.midwestforage.org to order a PEAQ stick)
- Alfalfa Potato Leaf Hopper Tolerance (PDF)
- Alfalfa Brown Root Rot
- Factors Affecting the October Alfalfa Harvesting Decision
- Improving the Productivity Of Beef Pastures In Northwest Minnesota (PDF)
- Windrow Grazing Shows Promise in Northern Minnesota
- 2007
- 2004-2006
- Nitrogen Fertilization Impacts on Stand and Forage Mass of Cool-Season Grass-Legume Pastures (2005)
- Forage Yield and Species Composition in Years Following Kura Clover Sod-Seeding into Grass Swards (2005) (PDF)
- Initiation Date and Nitrogen Rate for Stockpiling Smooth Bromegrass in the North Central USA (2005) (PDF)
- Illinois Bundleflower Forage Potential in the Upper Midwestern USA: I. Yield, Regrowth, and Persistence (2005) (PDF)
- Illinois Bundleflower Forage Potential in the Upper Midwestern USA: II. Forage Quality (2005) (PDF)
- Forages and Pasture Management (2005) (PDF)
- Influence of Bt Transgenes on Cell Wall Lignification and Digestibility of Maize Stover in Silage. (2004) (PDF)
- Forage Quality of Potato Leafhopper Resistance and Susceptible Alfalfa Cultivars (2004) (PDF)
- Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy Prediction of Leaf and Mineral Concentrations in Alfalfa (2004) (PDF)
- Dinitrogen Fixation in Illinois Bundleflower (2004) (PDF)
- Forage Yield and Nutritive Value of Selected Quackgrass (2004)
- 2001-2003
- Evaluation of Diversity Among and Within Accessions of Illinois Bundleflower (2003) (PDF)
- Population Density and Harvest Maturity Effects on Leaf and Stem Yield in Alfalfa (2003) (PDF)
- Registration of ‘HiPal’ Cicer Milkvetch (2003)
- Illinois Bundleflower Genetic Diversity Determined by AFLP Analysis (2003) (PDF)
- Registration of ‘Everett’ Quackgrass (2003)
- Alfalfa Autotoxicity: Effects of Reseeding Delay, Original State Age, and Cultivar (2002) (PDF)
- Nitrogen Fertilization and Rhizobial Inoculation Effects on Kura Clover Growth (2001) (PDF)
- Glandular-Haired Cultivars Reduce Potato Leafhopper Damage in Alfalfa (2001) (PDF)
- Annual Medic and Berseem Clover Dry Matter and Nitrogen Production in Rotation with Corn (2001) (PDF)
- Recurrent Selection for Seedling Vigor in Kura Clover (2001) (PDF)
- Weed Suppression by Annual Legume Cover Crops in No-Till Corn (2001) (PDF)
- Yield and Quality of Forage Soybean (2001) (PDF)
- Dinitrogen Fixation in Kura Clover and Birdsfoot Trefoil (2000) (PDF)
- Leaf and Stem Properties of Alfalfa Entries (2000) (PDF)
- Sampling Requirement for Forage Quality Characterization of Rectangular Hay Quality (2000) (PDF)
- 1999 and older
- Entry x Environment Interactions for Alfalfa Forage Quality (1998) (PDF)
- Inoculation and Nitrogen Affect Herbage and Symbiotic Properties of Annual Medicago Species (1998) (PDF)
- Medic Planting Date Effect on Day Matter and Nitrogen Accumulation When Clear-Seeded or Intercropped with Corn (1998) (PDF)
- Kura Clover Growth and Development During the Seeding Year (1998) (PDF)
- Annual Medics and Berseem Clover as Emergency Clovers (1998) (PDF)
- Dry Matter Accumulation and Dinitrogen Fixation of Annual Medicago Species (1998) (PDF)
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