Karmjot Randhawa
Fresno/Madera/Kings/Tulare Counties
Email: kgrandhawa@ucanr.edu
Phone: 559-241-7514

Contact Information

Tulare County
Cooperative Extension
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3300
Fax: (559) 685-3319

Alfalfa

Newsletters

• Field Crop Notes - 4-6 issues per year; timely production information on alfalfa, dry bean, sugarbeet, corn and wheat production. Meeting announcements for these same crops

Publications

• Roundup Ready Alfalfa: An Emerging Technology

Cost and Return Studies

• UC Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies
• Cost Study Establish and Produce Alfalfa 50 Acres SJV 2016 (PDF)
• Cost Study Establish and Produce Alfalfa 300 Acres SJV 2016 (PDF)

Integrated Pest Management Guidelines
(on UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)

• Alfalfa Hay

Insects

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• Alfalfa Weevils: A New Look at an Old Pest 2005
• Alfalfa Pests (Insects, Dieseases, and Nematodes) 2000

Diseases & Nematodes

• Alfalfa Stem Nematodes found in Fresno County PDF
• For more information on: Alfalfa Stem Nematodes found in Fresno County
• Sclerotinia Symptoms & Disease Cycle PDF (Nov. 2012)
• Management of Sclerotinia Crown & Stem Rot (April 2008)
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Launch Image Gallery: Alfalfa Diseases

- Sclerotinia (white mold), sclerotia and apothecia
• Diseases and Nermatodes of Alfalfa 2007
• Sclerotinia in Alfalfa: Biology and Control in the Central Valley 2005
• Sclerotinia Stem and Crown Rot of Alfalfa in the San Joaquin Valley 1999
• Sclerotinia Stem and Crown Rot of Alfalfa in the Central San Joaquin Valley 1997

Weeds

• Chart - Susceptibility of Annual and Perennial Grass Weeds to Herbicides Registered for Use in Alfalfa in California PDF
• Chart - Susceptibility of Annual Broadleaf Weeds to Herbicides Registered for Use in Alfalfa in California PDF

General Production Topics

• Diurnal Changes in Alfalfa Forage Quality 1998
• Establishing Excellent Stands in Early Fall Using Flood or Sprinkler Irrigation 1995
• Managing Alfalfa Production with Limited Irrigation Water 1992
• The Effects of Altering Windrow Width on Drying Rate and Quality 1990
• Grazing Alfalfa with Sheep: Does It Affect Yield or Stand Life? 1988

Photos

• Sclerotinia apothecia
• Sclerotinia Symptoms on Alfalfa
• Treehopper

Links

• UC Alfalfa Workgroup Home Page
• USDA Market News Report-Current Alfalfa Hay Prices
• Search Proceedings of Alfalfa and Forage Symposium