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By Brian Beer, Clemson University Be careful how you answer that question. Cost and expense are two different things. Everyone worries about the expense of building barns for hay storage. Yes, barns are a big capital expense. Sometimes the method with … Continue reading →

KSU-SWREC – Silage producers are invited to an evening with renowned silage expert and K-State Emeritus Professor, Dr. Keith Bolsen on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. at the K-State Southwest Research-Extension Center, 4500 E Mary Street, Garden City, … Continue reading →

The KSU Southeast Agricultural Research Center is set to hold their annual “BEEF CATTLE AND FORAGE CROPS FIELD DAY,” on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Mound Valley Community Center, 505 Hickory, Mound Valley, KS. Registration begins at 8:30 am … Continue reading →

* Mark Your Calendars! The Southeast Kansas Beef Cattle & Forage Crops Field Day will be held on May 5, 2016 in Mound Valley, Kansas. Registration begins at 8:30 am with the program following at 9:00 am. * Alfalfa weevils … Continue reading →

The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), the USDA Sustainable Research and Education (SARE) Program and the American Seed Trade Association are conducting a cover crop survey to gather information on whether or not producers are planting cover crops. The fourth … Continue reading →

KSU eUPDATE – The dry conditions throughout much of Kansas have led to an increased danger of wildfires. This has occurred already in the form of a massive wildfire in Barber, Comanche, Pratt, and surrounding counties this month. This is … Continue reading →

KANSAS INSECT NEWSLETTER – Once again we are in the midst of a typical Kansas spring with warm, bordering on hot, windy conditions interspersed with cold, windy conditions. However, rainfall (or moisture in any form) has been pretty much lacking … Continue reading →

By Jamie Keyes, a freelance writer based in Utah PROGRESSIVE FORAGE GROWER – Across the nation, farmers are using different practices to care for the land and harvest healthy crops. One particular Kansas farmer found a new way to improve … Continue reading →

FEEDSTUFFS MAGAZINE – Topics presented at the Midwest Section meetings of the American Society of Animal Science and the American Dairy Science Assn. in Des Moines, Iowa, ranged from basic “proof-of-concept” laboratory bench-top research to applied “in-the-field” studies. On the … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN – As the wildfire in Barber and Comanche counties continues to burn, more than 400,000 acres of pasture and farmland have been consumed. Farm, ranch and industry groups continue efforts to help affected livestock producers. Kansas Farm Bureau has created … Continue reading →