rr ready alfalfa

  • flatlandfowler
    SC/SW MN
    Posts: 1081
    February 6, 2011 at 6:59 am #100053

    Thanks for keeping up with the Monsanto news. I haven’t checked in on it for nearly a year. Pretty major stuff happening with the RR Alfalfa making it all the way to the Supreme Court!! I will be very interested to see what happens with the international debate on RR Wheat situation, unless I have already missed that news too

    Are you making plans for RR Alfalfa in your plots? We just went through new seeding on both our properties and spent a lot of time researching, selecting, and nurturing a healthy stock that should last us a good couple years. We might be 3-4 years from utilizing the RR Alfalfa.

    bob_bergeson
    cannon falls
    Posts: 2798
    February 6, 2011 at 11:38 am #100056

    I am currently using Falcata alfalfa. this stuff is as close to rr as you can get and the deer love it! I am going to try and get some of the rr alfalfa for a side by side test.

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    February 7, 2011 at 5:16 pm #100092

    I may try these in one of my “experimental” plots

    witte
    West Salem, WI
    Posts: 428
    February 7, 2011 at 8:15 pm #100112

    Just be careful. Page 24 from above says that RR alfalfa isn’t permitted to be planted as wildlife plots and page 1 says that they need gps coordinated of the planted alfalfa. They are addressing pollen flow from rr to conventional or organic.

    bob_bergeson
    cannon falls
    Posts: 2798
    February 8, 2011 at 11:14 am #100143

    Quote:

    Just be careful. Page 24 from above says that RR alfalfa isn’t permitted to be planted as wildlife plots and page 1 says that they need gps coordinated of the planted alfalfa. They are addressing pollen flow from rr to conventional or organic.

    I am hoping to plant enough so that it can be baled and sold as a crop
    Hope that keeps em happy If not the Falcata can take some roundup without killing it

    witte
    West Salem, WI
    Posts: 428
    February 8, 2011 at 1:29 pm #100153

    Good plan I work in alfalfa breeding and research so if you have any questions let me know.

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    February 8, 2011 at 1:53 pm #100154

    Bob could you bale it and store it and then use it for feed in January ? ?

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