Managing hail-damaged pastures, alfalfa and annual forages

Managing hail-damaged pastures, alfalfa and annual forages

Parts of the Nebraska Panhandle have recently experienced severe hailstorms. This has left many producers evaluating what approach to take when managing these severely damaged crops. Where before grass, alfalfa, or annual forage was standing, now it's been pummeled into the ground. The impacts of a severe hailstorm on rangeland and pasture are not unlike other severe defoliation events....