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KSU ENTOMOLOGY – Sampled alfalfa fields in north central Kansas on 11 April. Despite the recent cold weather and lack of measurable moisture, the alfalfa did not show obvious signs of stress and had even grown a little since the 4th and … Continue reading →

KSU SEARC- A Beef Cattle and Forage Crops Field Day will be held on Thursday, May 3 at the KSU Southeast Research & Extension Center, 25092 Ness Road, Parsons, KS. Registration 8:30 – 9:00 A.M. – Coffee & Donuts Compliments of Parsons Livestock … Continue reading →

PROGRESSIVE FORAGE.COM – Winter injury occurs someplace every year. Being able to diagnose and manage winter-damaged stands may help prolong stand life and increase production. Below is a brief discussion on diagnosing and managing winter-damaged alfalfa. . . . . … Continue reading →

PROGRESSIVE FORAGE.COM – The USDA estimated 2018 dry hay acreage at 53.7 million acres, down just 1 percent (58,000 acres) from a year ago. If realized, this will represent the second lowest total U.S. hay harvested area since 1908, behind … Continue reading →

Alfalfa weevils continue to create considerable interest for producers and consultants. Alfalfa fields sampled on 21 March had small, 1st instar larvae and a few, very few, signs of feeding. A few pinprick sized holes and small signs of feeding … Continue reading →

Dry weather and wildfires have hampered the use of prescribed burns thus far in 2018.  As of mid-March, less than 130,000 acres have burned in the Flint Hills region, with Osage County, Oklahoma accounting for 47% of the burned acres. … Continue reading →

St. Paul, MN – Alfalfa is the third most valuable field crop produced in the U.S., valued at over $9.3 billion, $1.2 billion more than wheat, according to 2017 figures recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural … Continue reading →

In this issue… Alfalfa – 3rd Most Valuable Field Crop in U.S. NAFA DC Fly-In Focuses on Safety Net, Research Funding Crop Protection Tools, Protection of Pollinators the Focus of NAFA EPA Meeting Putting Alfalfa with HarvXtra® Technology to the … Continue reading →

LIVESTOCK MONITOR – Total U.S. hay exports set new records in 2017 both in volume and in dollars. Those data are compiled by USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service. Total tonnage shipped in hay including cubes, compressed bales, and dehydrated products was … Continue reading →

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, MANHATTAN – The results of the 2017 Kansas Performance Tests with summer annual forage hay varieties are available online at http://www.agronomy.k-state.edu/services/crop-performance-tests/forages/2017-summer-forages-performance-tests.html. The results are summarized by location and are split into hay and silage categories. Summer annual forage … Continue reading →