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The Joint International Grasslands and Rangelands Congress planned for Nairobi, Kenya will now be an all virtual meeting from 25-29 October 2021. Covid restrictions have changed original plans but a virtual meeting will be more convenient for rangeland and grassland … Continue reading →

To all stakeholders: Rising costs of testing and consolidation of forage seed companies have led to declining entries in public forage variety tests and many universities have discontinued their testing programs.  The remaining tests are also at risk of vanishing … Continue reading →

As we head into September, some producers are thinking about seeding winter cover crops in fields currently planted to corn. The successful establishment of winter cover crops is influenced by several factors that are discussed in a previous eUpdate (New … Continue reading →

By Sandy Johnson, Extension Beef Specialist, Colby KSU BeefTips – Many Kansas cattle operations rely on some type of harvested feed to use in the winter months and common among those sources is forage sorghum, sorghum-sudangrass and sudan.  Forages in sorghum … Continue reading →

By Justin Waggoner, Beef Systems Specialist, Garden City KSU BeefTips – As the forage in our pastures becomes more brown than green in appearance it is not uncommon to notice a few thin cows within the herd. As forage quality declines in … Continue reading →

In 2020, summer annual forage variety trials were conducted across Kansas near Garden City, Hays, and Scandia. All sites evaluated hay and silage entries. Companies were able to enter varieties into any possible combinations of research sites, so not all … Continue reading →

By Ben Beckman Late summer always seems like a time when weeds can become quite noticeable in pastures.  Are you prepared to handle this late-summer nuisance? Perennial weeds like western ragweed, ironweed, and verbena, as well as annual weeds like horseweed, … Continue reading →

Hay market prices remain mostly steady for both alfalfa and grass hay. Demand is fair to good however trades remain slow for grinder hay and ground and delivered. Most Producers report hot and dry conditions continuing with many dryland crops, … Continue reading →

Grasshoppers increasing in Western Kansas; Fall Webworm; Fall Armyworm; Worms, Worms, Worms (Fall armyworm, armyworm, Alfalfa caterpillar); Grasshoppers; and the Bug Joke of the Week. READ MORE