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Freshly cut alfalfa field laid in windrows with cut stubble visible between the rows

Should You Take a Last Cutting? The Fall Hay Go...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 29, 2026 · ~10 min read Quick answer: The last cutting is a go/no-go decision, not just a...

Tractor pulling a rear-discharge manure spreader loaded with solid manure across a field

Manure and Poultry Litter on Hay Ground: Rates,...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 17, 2026 · ~12 min read Quick answer: Broiler litter averages roughly 63 lb N, 55 lb P₂O₅...

Standing alfalfa field in bloom with grass growing along the fence line in the foreground

Alfalfa-Grass Mix Hay: Seeding Rates, Why Your ...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 17, 2026 · ~11 min read Quick answer: Aim for a stand that is about 30–40% grass. A...

Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) in bloom, showing its prostrate growth habit and bright yellow pea-type flowers spreading through a mixed grass sward

Birdsfoot Trefoil and Sainfoin: The Non-Bloat L...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 11, 2026 · ~15 min read Quick answer: Birdsfoot trefoil and sainfoin are the two perennial legumes that...

Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) plant showing upright branched stems densely covered in small wedge-shaped trifoliate leaflets

Sericea Lespedeza: Noxious Weed, Goat Dewormer,...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 10, 2026 · ~15 min read Quick answer: Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) is a perennial legume that Kansas...

Seven men standing beside a single alfalfa taproot about ten feet long, Imperial Valley, California, around 1910

Alfalfa Root Rot and Crown Disease: Why Your St...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 10, 2026 · ~14 min read Quick answer: Alfalfa that "drowned out" has usually been killed by a...