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The June 30, USDA Acreage Survey Report showed both U.S. and Kansas, harvested hay acreage as up from 2022. U.S. All hay acreage, at 51.98 million acres is up 4.9% from a year ago and alfalfa acreage estimated for harvest … Continue reading →

KSU BEEFTIPS by Helen Giefer, ASI graduate student with KC Olson, ruminant nutritionist While Caucasian and yellow bluestem – collectively referred to as old-world bluestems – continue to spread across the state of Kansas, promising new research may provide landowners with new hope for controlling … Continue reading →

With the Annual Forage insurance sign up deadline of July 15, this article is MUST reading. By Dr. Jennifer Ifft (jifft@ksu.edu) – K-State Department of Agricultural Economics, John Holman – K-State Department of Agronomy, Western Kansas, and Sylvanus Gaku– K-State … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report demand remains good, trade activity slow to moderate, and prices remained mostly steady. New crop production outlook is overall slightly positive with the abundance of rain and bales slowly hitting the ground as prices continue … Continue reading →

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Compared to the last report demand remains good, trade activity slow to moderate, and prices remained mostly steady. First cutting hay continues to be baled despite rain delays and new crop prices continue to trickle in. According to the U.S. … Continue reading →

COW/CALF CORNER – By Paul Vining, OSU Department of Animal and Food Sciences Graduate Research Assistant Cutting and bailing hay sometimes becomes a “hurry up and wait” process, while waiting on passing rain showers. Hay should be baled when it … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report demand remains good, trade activity remains slow, and prices remained mostly steady. Hay is starting to hit the ground, even with rain chances, and new crop prices continue to trickle in. However, there seems to … Continue reading →