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This Radio Program aired June 8th and was drawn from an article that originally appeared on the June 7, 2022 AgManager.info page from K-State’s Department of Agricultural Economics, and reprinted in our Hay Clippings eBlog on June 9th.

In alfalfa production, productivity is the name of the game. Forage Genetics International has developed several traits that have improved productivity of alfalfa over the years.

Compared to the last report, overall alfalfa price was 5.00 higher while grass hay was mostly steady. Movement remains slow. Everyone is busy in the fields putting up hay unless it is raining. Rain was reported again last week, even … Continue reading →

What does a harvest delay on an alfalfa cutting cost a producer trying to achieve a high quality crop. Most often it is the difference in the price of grinding hay vs. dairy quality alfalfa and in today’s economy perhaps … Continue reading →

By Jennifer Ifft – K-State Department of Agricultural Economics; John Holman – K-State Department of Agronomy, Western Kansas; and Sylvanus Gaku – K-State Department of Agricultural Economics Annual Forage (AF) insurance is a rainfall index product similar to Pasture, Rangeland, … Continue reading →

Wheat harvest will soon be here and as we wrap up this years harvest, there is an opportunity to prepare our ground to plant alfalfa following wheat. Todays visit looks at some forward planning so that when the conditions are … Continue reading →

The SEREC’s (Parsons, KS) research report is now available online, featuring research summaries from KSFGC members, Bruno Pedreira, Dale Helwig, and Jaymelynn Farney. Reports include: “Bermudagrass Under Different Fertility and Harvest Management Practices,” “Impact of Fertility and Mowing on Crabgrass … Continue reading →

With cow slaughter continuing to run exceptionally high, for those of us who can hang onto our cows, profits are likely in a couple years. This tool from KSU’s Robin Reid helps assess how much hay will be needed for … Continue reading →

The Kansas Soil Health Alliance’s Grazing Exchange is now available for use by crop growers and livestock grazers alike, at https://grazing.kssoilhealth.org/. According to KSU’s Cade Rensink, Central Kansas District, Director, “Our goal with this resource is to match available forage with … Continue reading →