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Kansas producer discovers ‘cheap pounds’ for weaning calves

Progressive Forage Editor Cassidy Woolsey Published on 28 February 2017  PROGRESSIVE FORAGE – Selecting a cover crop mix is a lot like buying a bull: There are many good options to choose from, but not all of those options fit your … Continue reading

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Alfalfa weevil status

KSU ENTOMOLOGY NEWSLETTER – Thanks to the unusually warm winter, alfalfa weevil larvae are already present in some areas. Many more will no doubt be hatching in the next few days to weeks. Alfalfa weevils will continue to hatch and … Continue reading

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Prescribed Burning Webinar Available Online

GREAT PLAINS GRAZING – The February Great Plains Grazing webinar, Prescribed Burning, is now available online. If you weren’t able to make it or just want to watch again, you can now access the full video, download the presentation, and … Continue reading

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Health Advisory, Safety Tips Issued During Flint Hills Burning Season

Smoke Modeling Tool Active Beginning March 1 TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reminds Kansans that March and April are a time when large areas of the state’s Flint Hills rangeland are burned. These burns … Continue reading

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Don’t Miss the Western Kansas Forage Conference on February 20!

SW KSU RESEARCH-EXTENSION – Come join the discussion with Jeff Rasawehr, Ohio Farmer and co-founder of Cover Crop Ranch on the integration of cover crops within a crop production system. He along with several Kansas State University and Industry experts … Continue reading

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K-State Forage Bowl Team is again among best in the nation

National competition held in Virginia Jan. 22-24 MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State University Agronomy Forage Bowl Team took second place honors in the National Forage Bowl Competition held in Roanoke, Virginia from January 22-24, 2017. The competition was held … Continue reading

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Reducing hay costs in a down year: Where to cut and where not to cut

  PROGRESSIVEFORAGE.COM – The 2016 alfalfa production season has been a challenging one to say the least – somewhat reminiscent of 2009, or of periods in the early 2000s. Alfalfa producers enjoyed record high prices in 2014, but they dropped … Continue reading

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Western Kansas Forage Conference planned Feb. 20 in Larned

SW KSU RESEARCH-EXTENSION CENTER – Jeff Rasawehr, of Celina, Ohio, and co-founder of Cover Crop Ranch, will present “Making a Cover Crop Your Most Valued Crop” at the Western Kansas Forage Conference on Feb. 20. Sponsored by K-State Research and … Continue reading

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Hay Acres Revision Cause Outlook Prices to Edge Upward

By Katelyn McCullock, Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation LIVESTOCK MARKETING INFORMATION CENTER – “In the Cattle Markets.” The USDA NASS annual crop production report showed significant revisions to the hay acres harvested in 2016.  Changes from the October crop report … Continue reading

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Utilizing Corn Residue for Cattle Feed

By Travis Meteer, University of Illinois Extension DROVERS – The best way to utilize cornstalks is to graze them. Cattle graze selectively, looking for the more palatable feedstuffs. The more palatable parts of the plant are also more nutritious. Cattle first … Continue reading

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