2018 Alfalfa in the South Workshops
May 2018 | Calhoun Co. | Bacon Co. | Tift Co. | Irwin Co.
The 2018 Alfalfa in the South workshops are now in the books! If you are interested in revisiting the topics presented, or learning more about these topics, additional information is provided here. Below are links to all the materials that were in the Alfalfa in the South notebook. Download the entire 2018 Alfalfa in the South notebook as a pdf eBook. (Caution: this notebook is 100+ pages long and the file is 70+ MB in total, so a high-speed internet connection is RECOMMENDED.)
Table of Contents
- Welcome, Introductions, and Why Alfalfa?
- Site Selection and Establishment
- Improving Animal Performance with Alfalfa
- Managing Alfalfa for Persistence
- Alfalfa Breeding Program
- Alfalfa Research Updates
- Appendix: Misc. Resources
Welcome, Introductions, and Why Alfalfa? (PDF)
Speaker: Dr. Dennis Hancock, UGA Professor and Forage Extension Specialist
Site Selection and Persistence (PDF)
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Tucker, UGA Asst. Professor, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Improving Animal Performance with Alfalfa (PDF)
Speaker: Dr. Kim Mullenix, Auburn University Asst. Professor and Beef Extension Specialist
Managing Alfalfa for Persistence (PDF)
Speaker: Dr. Dennis Hancock
Alfalfa Breeding Program
Speakers: Dr. Joe Bouton, UGA Professor Emeritus, Forage Breeding
Dr. Ali Missaoui, UGA Asst. Professor, Forage Breeding
Alfalfa Breeding - A History at UGA
UGA Alfalfa Research and Cultivar Development
Alfalfa Research Updates
University of Georgia and Auburn University Graduate Students
Managing Alfalfa-Bermudagrass Mixtures in the Southeast: Simulated Grazing
Impact of Potassium Application and Harvest Regime in Alfalfa Yield and Persistence
Development of Grazing Recommendations for Managing Alfalfa-Bermudagrass Mixtures
Appendix
Interseeding Alfalfa into Bermudagrass
Alfalfa Management in Georgia
Sponsors
