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[From Gro Intelligence] 24 OCTOBER 2023 Arizona’s governor has moved to cancel lease agreements with several companies that tap underground water to farm alfalfa on state-owned land, including leases held by a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia dairy giant Almarai.   The … Continue reading →

Do you graze your wheat?  Do you graze your wheat early in the season then take the crop for grain?  If you said yes to either of these questions, write on your maps the intended use.  If you get crop … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand low to moderate, and trade activity remained slow. Kansas producers are concentrating on finishing up harvest and not concentrating on hay delivers currently. There is a continued softening to the grinding hay market as … Continue reading →

Brome requires annual fertilization for optimum production. Fall is a good time to plan on fertilizing cool-season perennial grasses such as smooth brome (Figure 1). Particular attention must be paid to nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and pH. Balanced fertility is essential. … Continue reading →

Freezing temperatures change plant metabolism and composition, and different forage species respond differently to cold stress as the fall progresses. Still, damaging frosts significantly reduce forage quality in most forage species. Depending on plant species, these changes in metabolism resulting … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand low to moderate, and trade activity remained slow. Kansas producers who are looking to sell their grinding alfalfa are not having much luck, as there seems to be a lot of other options for … Continue reading →

Oct. 9, 2023 – Carol Engle, Frontier Extension District Communications and Marketing Manager OTTAWA, Kan. – The Frontier District Extension will host a public meeting titled “Ways to Stretch Your Forage Resources” for livestock producers in eastern Kansas. This educational … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand, and trade activity for the most part remained steady, however, trades of alfalfa picked up this past week for the southwest and south-central regions. Producers state that even though trades did increase for those … Continue reading →

From our friends at the RANGE_EAST list serve and “On Pasture.” Having corn stalks to graze is a great resource for livestock producers. For dry cows, it is a relatively inexpensive feed that can typically meet, or come very close … Continue reading →