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An adult potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae), the pale wedge-shaped green insect that causes hopperburn in alfalfa

Potato Leafhopper in Alfalfa: Scouting, Thresho...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 8, 2026 · ~12 min read Quick answer: Potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) is the most damaging insect in...

Two adjacent alfalfa stands at different maturities, one in full purple bloom and one in vegetative regrowth, divided by a field track

How to Choose an Alfalfa Variety: Reading the R...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 8, 2026 · ~13 min read Quick answer: Choose an alfalfa variety in this order: winter survival first,...

Ground-level view into a blooming alfalfa stand showing plant density and crown spacing

How to Thicken a Thin Hay Field: Overseed, Inte...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 5, 2026 · ~14 min read Quick answer: Count the stand before you buy a bag of seed....

A field of ripening oats grown for oat hay, heads nodding at the milk-to-dough stage

Oat Hay: When to Cut, How to Dry It, and How to...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated July 30, 2026 · ~10 min read Quick answer: Cut oat hay from late boot to early milk stage...

Yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila) seedheads with bristly barbed awns in a hayfield

Foxtail in Hay: Why It Hurts Horses and How to ...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated July 30, 2026 · ~10 min read Quick answer: Foxtail only turns dangerous once its bristly seedhead matures and...

A purplish reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) panicle in flower over a water backdrop

Reed Canary Grass Hay: Feed From Ground Nothing...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated July 28, 2026 · ~9 min read Quick answer: Reed canary grass is a tall, sod-forming perennial that thrives...