Harvest Management

Learn how to make important harvest management decisions for your alfalfa crop. Harvest timing and cutting schedules have a profound influence on nutritional quality, forage yield, stand life, and overall profitability.

• Harvest Strategies for Alfalfa (2008) by Steve B. Orloff, Daniel H. Putnam - Irrigated Alfalfa Manual
• Harvesting, Curing, and Preservation of Alfalfa (2008) by Steve B. Orloff, Shannon C. Mueller - Irrigated Alfalfa Manual
• Cutting Schedule Strategies to Maximize Returns (2006) by Steve B. Orloff, Daniel H. Putnam
• Using Varieties or Cutting Schedules to Achieve Quality Hay - What are the Tradeoffs? (2003)
• Battle of the Balers: Mid-Sized Bales (1998) by Dennis Dunlea
• The Crusher: Effect of Harvest Technique on Alfalfa Drying Time (1998) by Ivan J. Cook
• Battle of the Balers: Small Bales (1998) by John Bennett