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PROGRESSIVE FORAGE – Carbon market programs can offer agricultural producers strong incentives to implement practice changes that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve soil health. Some programs, like Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC), also provide additional ecosystem services credit opportunities … Continue reading →

Alfalfa weevils (see fig 1) have been hatching from eggs over about the last two weeks. However, they have not been developing very quickly, nor has the alfalfa, at least throughout north central Kansas. There will be more larvae. This … Continue reading →

HAY & FORAGE GROWER – Hitting the desired harvest stage of maturity on any forage crop is difficult, but perhaps no class offers a greater challenge than small grains. “Whatever stage you target, you’ll probably hit the next one,” said … Continue reading →

Spring seeding of alfalfa will be happening soon. Todays Two Minute Tuesday looks at some management plans for this valuable crop we are about to put in the ground.

Join other graziers from across the state of Kansas in a telephone conversation with grazing management experts Barry Barber, Gary Kilgore, and Keith Harmony on Monday, August 8th, 2022 from 7:30 to 9:00pm These informal discussions cover all aspects of … Continue reading →

Attention friend of Kansas Agriculture, The Kansas Department of Agriculture is asking for your assistance to participate in the 2022 Kansas Agriculture Workforce. If you have already completed this survey you may disregard this email and is thanked by all. … Continue reading →

Grass Tetany by Ben Beckman Fresh spring growth is welcomed by all who are producers looking for animal forage, although fresh spring growth can bring up grass tetany, Grass tetany is the result of low levels of magnesium in an … Continue reading →

Here is your weekly Kansas hay market report for the week ending April 2nd. As many areas in Kansas have experienced windstorms and thunderstorms this month, prices in last week’s hay market were rather steady. Read more here about this … Continue reading →

KSU’s Cottonwood District is hosting an educational meeting at 4:00 pm, April 19, at the K-State Ag Research Center, 1232 240 Avenue, Hays, KS. The meeting will feature Drs. Walt Fick and Keith Harmoney, KSU, along with Chip Redmond and … Continue reading →