An extension crops educator says back-to-back months of weather extremes have resulted in an alfalfa crop that’s right on schedule.
Randy Pepin with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield had a “normal” May followed a cold, wet April, the first cutting would’ve been way behind normal.
“But you don’t normally get 90+ degree days in May, which we did. That really pushed the first crop along, so we’re really not that far behind.”
The Upper Midwest experienced record heat last month, with several 90-degree days reported even in northern Minnesota.
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