Rain, wet fields hamper alfalfa hay harvest
Published 8:51 am Tuesday, June 9, 2015
ST. PAUL — Rain and wet fields have slowed the alfalfa hay harvest and crop spraying in Minnesota.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, only 3.5 days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sunday.
The first cutting of alfalfa hay was 27 percent complete. That’s four days ahead of last year but five days behind the five-year average.
