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COW/CALF CORNER – A Newsletter from the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service The economic basis for cow-calf production is growing grass and using cows to harvest the grass. Feed costs are typically the largest component of annual cow costs in cow-calf … Continue reading →

KANSAS INSECT NEWSLETTER – Alfalfa weevils continue to be very active throughout north central Kansas, and the Kansas spring weather continues its usual erratic conditions. However, the alfalfa weevil larvae continue to feed voraciously. They have been slowed a little … Continue reading →

KLA TODAY – A large wildfire that started in Woods County, OK, and spread to Comanche and Barber counties in Kansas burned an estimated 100,000 acres, hay reserves, fences and other personal property March 22-23. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared a … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN – Alfalfa weevils are very active in south central and north central Kansas. We sampled many fields from 14 to 17 March and found small to medium sized (1st and 2nd instar) larvae in every field. Infestation levels ranged … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN – Alfalfa weevil larvae were first detected in north central Kansas on 3 March. Mr. Chuck Otte, Ag and Natural Resources Agent, also reported finding small larvae on 5 March in Geary County and Mr. Tom Maxwell, Ag and … Continue reading →

In Kansas, dry hay is a financially significant number five Progressive Forage Grower Editor Dave Natzke                                                 February, 25 2016 As a cash crop, all dry hay ranked as the third-highest valued U.S. crop in 2015, according to USDA’s … Continue reading →

Weevils are most active in temperatures between 45 and 80 degrees PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 29TH, 2016     MANHATTAN, Kan. — The alfalfa weevil can wreak havoc on an alfalfa field, so it’s important for growers to know all current methods of … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN, KSU eUdate – Many people assume nothing is going on with the alfalfa weevil during the winter months, or maybe that any eggs present will die during cold weather. That is not the case. Alfalfa weevils are cool-weather insects. … Continue reading →

K-State Agronomy Forage Bowl Team (l to r): Dr. Doohong Min, coach; Alexandria Mustain; Jessica Bramhall; Cami Roth; Cole Renner; and Derek Balzer. MANHATTAN, Kan. – The K-State Agronomy Forage Bowl Team took first place honors in the National Forage … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN – Dr. Doo-Hong Min, Assistant Professor, Forages, Kansas State University, received a $2,000 grant from the Kansas Forage and Grasslands Council to assist in funding the KSU Forage Team’s trip to the 2016 National Forage Bowl. The grant ceremony … Continue reading →