A balmy weather forecast for Minnesota and Wisconsin for the week of 28 March 2010 (>70°F forecast across much of the region!) indicates that alfalfa stands could fully break their winter ‘dormancy’ earlier than we might like. If April comes and goes without any hard freezes, this should be of little concern; but the odds of hard freezes in April are too high to not be alert to the condition of alfalfa-dominant stands as spring unfolds and we plan for 2010 forage supplies.
