Episode 53. The 2022 Growing Season is coming...Get out and Check your Alfalfa Fields!

<p>Join in as we visit with Extension Field Agronomist, Josh Michel on current field conditions, upcoming weather, and tips for getting out and checking our alfalfa fields for any signs of winterkill, root rot, and those pesty alfalfa weevils.</p> <p><a href="https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/agclimate/#tmpf">ISU Mesonet website</a></p> <p><a href= "https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/topics/pests/?state=IA&pest=alfalfa_weevil&sdate=2022-01-01&station=IATAME"> Pest Forecasting Maps</a> (i.e. Alfalfa Weevil):</p> <p><a href= "https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/ashley-dean-rebecca-vittetoe/scouting-short-alfalfa-alfalfa-weevil"> ICM Blog article on “Scouting short alfalfa for alfalfa weevil”</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/peaq">Learn more about PEAQ and Iowa fields being measured</a></p>