America’s Alfalfa
P.O. Box 339
Nampa ID 83563-0339
Phone: (800) 406-7662
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Researchers confirm that wheel traffic from harvesting equipment causes damage to alfalfa plants by opening wounds in the crown, which leads to the invasion of diseases, weakens the plant’s ability to survive winter stress, and can reduce yields by as much as 70 percent.
University comparisons show that Traffic Tested® varieties produce an average 7.7 percent more yield under wheel traffic than conventional varieties.
Selected under traffic stress and aggressive cutting schedules, Traffic Tested® genetics provide: