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The KSU, Frontier and Marais Des Cygnes Extension Districts are putting on Two, Brome Roundtables this Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 9:30 am in Paola and 7:00 pm in Garnett. Flyer

HAY & FORAGE GROWER – Swath grazing can save livestock producers time, labor, and money. This winter feeding strategy involves cutting forage in late fall and raking it into windrows for cattle to graze over winter – even under piles … Continue reading →

Several locations are offering guidance and help to assist those who are in emergency need due to the wildfires. The lists below provided by the Kansas Department of Agriculture provide resource assistance to the livestock and people affected during this … Continue reading →

Removing Net Wrap and Twine by Jerry Volesky Whether we realize it or not, feeding hay is work. We will sometimes take shortcuts that can result in leaving behind some twine or net wrap on the bales. This can result … Continue reading →

A successful KSU/KSFGC Winter Forage Conference was hosted by Harvey County Extension on December 8th, 2022. “A big thanks goes to Ryan Flaming for hosting and Dale Helwig for all their work in pulling this together,” said Mark Nelson, KSFGC … Continue reading →

CJONLINE, Special to Gannett Kansas – As the secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, I regularly talk with farmers, ranchers, agribusiness owners, and other stakeholders across the state.Sadly, the issues of ag stress, mental health and even suicide have … Continue reading →

On Thursday, December 9, NRCS released an updated version of their fact sheet for Kansas Great Plains Grassland Initiative. GPGI Fact Sheet NRCS is adopting a new approach to address this widespread threat through the Kansas Great Plains Grassland Initiative … Continue reading →

Many agricultural economists believe that finding ways to minimize the amount of hay fed to cow-calf enterprise is one of many keys to profitability. In the past 50 years, hay production has steadily increased while the cow inventory has stayed … Continue reading →