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Knowing the soil nutrients is a requirement to establish an adequate soil fertility program for forages. Soil testing can be done in either spring or fall on hayfields and pastures. Given a choice, fall would be the preferred time because … Continue reading →

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The Kansas Forage and Grassland Council Winter Forage Conference and Annual Meeting will be held on December 18, 2022, in the Burnside Room, at the Great Bend Recreation Center, 1214 Stone St, Great Bend, KS 67530. More information and agenda … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, overall, producers, grinders, and pellet mills increased the price of their products the 1st of October citing greater demand and higher input costs. Each week the expectation is that the hay price will plateau and … Continue reading →

The opportunity to market hay at perhaps the highest dollar value in history is working in favor of alfalfa growers across the US right now. While it is fun to market alfalfa hay in these economic conditions, it is also … Continue reading →

The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership is excited to announce the publication of the first Illinois Cover Crop Incentive Directory. While the directory aims to provide a clear comparison of several programs that offer payment incentives to Illinois farmers for growing … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, the hay market was a bit calmer this past week, meaning we didn’t see the huge upward changes that we have seen in recent weeks. Folks are busy in the fields either harvesting, planting wheat, … Continue reading →

Most of our late summer and fall seeded alfalfa is up and growing – and most will have some weed infestation. Now is the time to knock those weeds out. Viable seed is produced from even the smallest of plants … Continue reading →

Southeast Kansas has been in a severe drought for most of this year’s growing season. Poor crop and pasture yields have led to limited feed options and increased forage price tags for cattle producers. Two thousand twelve offered very similar … Continue reading →

How this common cover crop unlocks the possibility of growing food on Martian soil John Wanamaker and Ngoc Bui Farming on Earth can be challenging enough with intensifying droughts and climate events. But a team of researchers is trying to figure out … Continue reading →