2013 Alfalfa Winter Kill Survey for Farmers Question Title * 1. What county and state is the alfalfa field located in? Question Title * 2. What is the extent of the alfalfa winter kill or injury? None 10-20% 21-40% 41-60% 61-80% 81-100% Question Title * 3. The distribution of the alfalfa winter kill or injury was (for fields with greater than 25% loss): Confined to low spots Confined to south facing slopes Confined to north facing slopes Randomly distributed Entire field Question Title * 4. How old was the injured alfalfa stand? Seeding year 1st production year 2nd production year 3rd or greater production year Question Title * 5. How many times was the injured alfalfa stand cut in 2012? 2 times 3 times 4 times 5 or more times Question Title * 6. What was the closest date of the final cut? September 1, 2012 September 15, 2012 October 1, 2012 October 15, 2012 Question Title * 7. How much stubble was in the injured alfalfa stand in November 2012? 0 to 6 inches 7 to 12 inches 13 to 18 inches Greater than 18 inches Question Title * 8. What was the soil potassium (K) level in the injured alfalfa stand in fall 2012? Low Medium High Question Title * 9. Was the affected alfalfa planted alone or in a mixture with grass? Alone In a mixture with grass Question Title * 10. Check (or list) other grasses and legumes that suffered winter kill or injury Orchardgrass Tall fescue Red clover Unknown/mixed grass Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. What weather events do you think caused the alfalfa winter kill or injury? Dry fall Rain and/or freezing rain during winter 2012/2013 Lack of snow cover Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. For the winter injured or killed alfalfa, what did/will you do? Replant alfalfa in the same field (if established in 2012) Replant alfalfa in another field Plant corn Take first forage harvest and then plant a different crop Plant another crop (list below) Other (please specify) Done