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In this issue… Save the Date… Revenue Crop Insurance Listening Session – Tuesday, June 11 – Register Today! Summer Board Meeting Set for Pasco, WA – June 27 Managing the Alfalfa Weevil Insights from the Hill Member Spotlight – MacDon … Continue reading →

Take advantage of annual forages By Amber Friedrichsen, Associate Editor Annual forages can be valuable tools for livestock producers who want to diversify their forage resources and bolster their feed supplies. They are especially useful to extend the grazing season in … Continue reading →

Demand is low and trade activity is slow on a limited test. Few people are moving hay this week as producers continue planting, swathing, and spraying across the state. Still no signs of new crop pricing, as folks try to … Continue reading →

NAFA is please to be working with Agrilogic Consulting on a new alfalfa revenue crop insurance product through the 508(h) process allowing us to develop an insurance product that is in the best interests of alfalfa farmers. USDA’s Risk Management … Continue reading →

Sericea lespedeza is a major invasive species of concern on rangeland, pasture, and some CRP acres in Kansas. This Category C noxious weed infests over 465,000 acres in Kansas (Figure 1). Category C noxious weeds are well-established and known to … Continue reading →

Hay & Forage Grower, by Mike Rankin, Managing Editor Grazing winter cereals in the spring can provide high-quality forage and eye-popping animal performance when cattle are strategically moved from paddock to paddock. Winter rye, winter triticale, and winter wheat will … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand remains low for all hay and prices are soft for all regions. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for April 23rd, one-category degradations were made in Kansas where precipitation has been below normal during … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand remains low for all hay and prices are soft for all regions. Warm, windy and dry conditions, in the western two-thirds of the state, continues to affect, both the wheat crop and alfalfa crop, … Continue reading →