The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) released the 2019 edition of its popular “Alfalfa Variety Ratings: Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistance Ratings for Alfalfa Varieties” — a useful tool for hay and dairy farmers, Extension specialists, agribusiness personnel or anyone involved in the production of alfalfa.

NAFA’s alfalfa variety ratings publication provides an extensive listing of alfalfa varieties and their corresponding ratings for fall dormancy, winter survival, bacterial wilt, aphanomyces, leafhopper and other pests. The publication also includes other ratings such as grazing tolerance and standability to provide the information you need to make educated decisions about the alfalfa varieties that will perform best in a given environment.

All varieties listed in the alfalfa variety ratings publication can be purchased in the United States for the 2019 production year.

The latest edition features 182 alfalfa varieties from 22 marketers and has been verified with the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies and the National Alfalfa Variety Review Board.

If you’d prefer an electronic option, try NAFA’s searchable, online Alfalfa Variety Ratings database, where you can make the process of narrowing alfalfa varietal choices even easier. Available at alfalfa.org/varietyratings.php, NAFA’s searchable database allows you to search for varieties using up to 23 different parameters, such as variety name, marketer, fall dormancy, winter survival, disease resistance and insect resistance.

NAFA’s alfalfa variety ratings publication is available in the November issue of Hay & Forage Grower magazine or by visiting NAFA’s website at alfalfa.org and downloading a low-resolution print copy for no charge. Hard copies are available for 50 cents.

Source: NAFA