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USDA-RMA – The Topeka, KS Regional Office released today the 2018 Final Planting Dates Maps and Tables for triticale. In June, the agency announced the new insurance plan for triticale, which is a cross between wheat and rye and can … Continue reading →

Alfalfa Pellets, LLC, 379 NW 40 Road, Great Bend, KS is actively looking to purchase hay from Kansas alfalfa growers. If you have alfalfa for sale, please contact Brad Hiss at 620.793.7701 (620.791.8766 cell) or by email at brad.hiss@ilsbeef.com. Alfalfa … Continue reading →

KSFGC – Mark your calendars. The Kansas Forage and Grassland Council’s 2017 Conference and Annual Meeting will be held on December 12, 2017 at the Webster Conference Center, 2601 North Ohio Street, Salina, KS 67401. The focus of this year’s … Continue reading →

Alfalfa is often considered as the “Queen of Forages” because it produces high yields that are highly digestible and high in protein. Alfalfa is a very important leguminous crop for dairy and other livestock industry in Kansas. Late summer and … Continue reading →

Dual-purpose wheat management (wheat grown for forage and grain) spreads production risks by providing producers a second source of income in addition to the harvested grain. If wheat grazing is managed properly, its grain yield penalty can be minimized. Read … Continue reading →

RANGE_EAST, KSU – Fire regulates vegetation composition of fire-dependent grasslands in North American tallgrass prairies. We measured the vegetation response to prescribed fire seasonality by burning in two-month increments every two years, from 2004 to 2015. Vegetation responses to season … Continue reading →

In this issue… o Alfalfa Checkoff Program Funds Nine Research Projects  

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Senator Pat Roberts, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will be a special guest at the Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Sen. Roberts has spent more … Continue reading →

Chemical control of Sugarcane Aphid Two insecticides are labeled for use on sugarcane aphid on sorghum in Kansas this season: Sivanto (flupyradifurone) 4.0 – 7.0 fl oz/acre (0.052 – 0.091 lb ai/acre) Transform (sulfoxaflor) 0.75 – 1.5 oz/acre (0.375 – … Continue reading →

The sugarcane aphid (SCA) has now been reported in Sumner County. Sorghum producers in Kansas should begin scouting their fields on a routine basis. For detailed scouting method recommendations, see: https://www.myfields.info/sites/default/files/page/ScoutCard%20KSU%20v05312017.pdf More information on scouting and thresholds for treatment can be … Continue reading →