{"id":80980,"date":"2017-05-20T21:29:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T01:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=80980"},"modified":"2017-05-20T17:33:48","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T21:33:48","slug":"alfalfa-monitoring-for-first-cutting-forage-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=80980","title":{"rendered":"Alfalfa monitoring for first-cutting forage quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=72346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72346\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-72346 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CCE-color-300x74.png?resize=300%2C74\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CCE-color.png?resize=300%2C74&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CCE-color.png?resize=150%2C37&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CCE-color.png?w=381&amp;ssl=1 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County are monitoring alfalfa heights, performing forage analyses, and scouting alfalfa fields this spring to help predict quality and %NDF for first cutting hay crop.<\/p>\n<p>Alfalfa height has been proven to be a reliable indicator of NDF values in the field for alfalfa, alfalfa\/ grass mix, and all grass stands.\u00a0Results will be compiled and emailed on a weekly basis \u2013 feel free to forward on.<\/p>\n<p>Contat\u00a0Sarah Ficken (<a href=\"mailto:sjs299@cornell.edu?subject=Forage%20Quality%20Monitoring%20Report%20Question\">sjs299@cornell.edu<\/a>) or Jeff Miller (<a href=\"mailto:jjm14@cornell.edu?subject=Forage%20Quality%20Monitoring%20Report%20Question\">jjm14@cornell.edu<\/a>) with any questions or feedback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County are monitoring alfalfa heights, performing forage analyses, and scouting alfalfa fields this spring to help predict quality and %NDF for first cutting hay crop. 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