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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 →

White grubs, the larvae of beetles commonly known as May beetles and June beetles, can be pests of many different commodities.  Dead patches in brome fields in Kansas have recently been reported (Figure 1).  The sizes of the dead patches … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand remains low to moderate for all hay and prices are soft for all regions. There still seems to be no interest in buying and no new crop pricing has been reported. The word “drought” … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand remains low to moderate for all hay and prices are soft for all regions. There still seems to be no interest in buying and no new crop pricing has been reported as folks are … Continue reading →