Alfalfa Production Guide for the Southern Great Plains

Foreword

This publication is designed to assist alfalfa producers, Extension Educators, Certified Crop Advisors, and Agriculture Alfalfa Industry to make effective, profitable, and environmentally sound management decisions on alfalfa production and marketing. It represents the integrated efforts of many people in the various disciplines of Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service and the Oklahoma Agriculture Research Station at Oklahoma State University. A special effort was make to integrate all aspects of alfalfa production and to relate the various sections within the overall production framework.  In addition, partial budgets were calculated for many of the management alternatives so producers could make some sound management decisions, based on their system.

People contributing to this publication include:

John Caddel, Forage Agronomist, john.caddel@okstate.edu
Jim Stritzke, Extension Forage Weed Specialist, jmfs@mail.pss.okstate.edu
Richard Berberet, Alfalfa Research Entomologist, pestalf@okstate.edu
Patricia Bolin, Extension IPM Specialist, bolinp@okstate.edu
Ray Huhnke, Extension Agricultural Engineer, rhuhnke@okstate.edu
Gordon Johnson, Extension Soils Specialist, gvj@mail.pss.okstate.edu
Mike Kizer, Extension Agriculture Engineer, mkizer@okstate.edu
David Lalman, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, dlalman@okstate.edu
Phil Mulder, Extension Entomologist, philmul@okway.okstate.edu
Dan Waldner, Extension Dairy Specialist, waldner@okway.okstate.edu
Clement Ward, Extension Agricultural Economist, ceward@okway.okstate.edu
Hailin Zhang, Extension Soils Specialist, haz@mail.pss.okstate.edu
Gerrit Cuperus, Extension IPM Specialist
Robert Jones, Publication Editor
Jennifer Sconyers, Graphic Designer

Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Oklahoma State University

This circular, Alfalfa Production Guide for the Southern Great Plains (E-826), is available online in PDF and HTML formats. Printed copies of this manual may become available from the Plant & Soil Sciences Department, Oklahoma State University, Ag. Hall 368, Stillwater, OK 74078.

(Publication E-826)

Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma

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