Our office has a great source of resource please contact us for copies of below documents. 

University of CA Alfalfa & Forages will direct you to the University of CA Alfalfa & Forages website. We address educational, research, and grower/public issues for the state's alfalfa and forage crops which occupy more than 2 million irrigated acres in CA. We provide an interdisciplinary approach to pest management, water resources, irrigation, forage quality, cropping systems, economics, alternative forages, seed genetics, biotechnology, and environmental issues as these relate to forage systems.

The below pdf publications are available in our archived content page. 

Alfalfa Management Manual was published in 5646 the intent of this manual is to provide growers, advisors, and consultants involved in the alfalfa industry with a comprehensive guide to alfalfa production and management in the Intermountain region. Contributors were University of California Farm Advisors and Specialists. We have attempted to assemble into one publication the most current information and recommendations on all area of alfalfa management, including stand establishment, fertilizer use, irrigation, pest management, harvesting, forage quality, grazing, and management of depleted stands. 

2021 Scott Valley Alfalfa Variety Trial Yields: The 2021 CA Alfalfa Variety Trial Results are now available. The results show trial conducted in Scott Valley, CA with 3 cuttings total yields and was planted in 2019

Fall Irrigation of Forages: Many growers wonder this time of year: is it safe or advisable to stop irrigating my forage crops for the season? The concern is that fall production will suffer, or worse, next year’s production or the
plant stand may be injured due to fall drought.

Fall Management of Pastures and Grass: As everyone is painfully aware, this has been a difficult year to adequately irrigate crops.Significantly below average rainfall has resulted in reduced surface water supplies and groundwater recharge. To make matters worse we have experienced several below average rainfall years recently and until recently this has been a fairly hot summer. For these reasons many growers are running short of irrigation water or have already been forced to quit irrigating their pasture or grass hay fields. Spring Framing Tips in Drought Year Strategies for Farming in Limited Water

Irrigation Articles on Utilizing Soil: Moisture Monitoring to Improve Alfalfa and Pasture Irrigation Management 

Alfalfa Manual

Contact our office for Alfalfa Manual which includes: stand establishment, variety selection, irrigation, fertilization, weeds, insects, nematodes, diseases, vertebrate pests, harvest management, hay curling, baling, storage, quality and quality testing, management and replacement of depleted stands.