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1/25/2021 Heading into hay season 2021, there are a few trends that farmers should watch, says forage agronomist Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin. First, there are new races to some alfalfa diseases, such as anthracnose, and some alfalfa varieties have been developed with resistance to disease, says Undersander. Second, aphanomyces root rot in alfalfa is getting worse, and some new resistant genetics are worthwhile, says Undersander. When he started research on aphanomyces more than 20 years ago, he focused on race 1. Now there are multiple races, with race 2 becoming more dominant and more virulent. Since race 2 resistance has been available, race 3 is becoming more of a problem. “New genetics is providing some resistance to the new races that are coming forward,” he adds.
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Maryland-Delaware Virtual Forage Conference will be held over two days, Jan. 14 and 19, beginning at 9 a.m. each day. The featured speakers are Drs. Chris Teutsch and Dan Undersander. Teutsch will speak on Strategies to Boost Summer Production Using Warm Season Forages. Undersander will speak on Drying Hay When Mother Nature Doesn t Cooperate. Other presentation topics will include pasture renovation, weed management for pasture and hayfields, maintaining forage stand persistence, and optimizing soil fertility for forages. Free, but registration is required at https://go.umd.edu/forage. Contact Amanda Grev at agrev@umd.edu or 301-432-2767, ext. 339, for more information.