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YOU’RE HIRED: A recent Kansas Department of Agriculture webinar brought helpful tips to the state’s ag employers trying to navigate the Farm Worker Modernization Act. The act allows them to hire H-2A temporary foreign workers for their farms and businesses.KDA … Continue reading →

PROGRESSIVE CATTLE – Electric fencing changed the game for cattle producers and sustainability on pastureland. Selecting the correct type of fencing for your operational goals impacts the efficiency of your forage and protects resources on your land. Temporary electric fencing … Continue reading →

The 2020 Cropland Data Layer (CDL) was released Feb 1, 2021, and Kansas State Statistician Doug Bounds then created 105 downloadable county maps and made them available on the KSU Ag Manager site in March. The Cropland Data Layer is … Continue reading →

Please join us on April 21st, at 3p.m. CDT for Dr. Swetabh Patel’s seminar titled “Can certain hybrid traits and fertilizer management improve corn silage yield when intercropped with alfalfa” Join ZoomGov Meeting https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16141396271 Meeting ID: 161 4139 6271 One tap … Continue reading →

Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist The latest Drought Monitor shows that drought is significantly worse now than at the same time last year with 63 percent of the country now in D0-D4 categories.  These drought … Continue reading →

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Hay market prices were steady across the state; Demand was light to moderate and deliveries slowed a bit more this past week. The alfalfa has greened up and stands range in height from 3” to 8” in some areas and … Continue reading →

PROGRESSIVE FORAGE – Brown midrib (BMR) or low-lignin varieties of sorghum, sudan, millet and hybrid crosses have been commercially available since the 1990s. However, I still receive questions (and opinions) from livestock producers regarding claims that BMR varieties improve animal … Continue reading →

Silage School to be offered in Salina SALINA, Kan. – Last year, there were approximately 5.8 million tons of corn and sorghum silage grown in Kansas.  This resource is used to feed the nearly 6.7 million beef and dairy cattle … Continue reading →

Eastern Tent Caterpillar; Honey Bees in Kansas; Bugs To Be On The Look Out For; Alfalfa Weevil; Pea Aphids; Dr. Raymond Cloyd – Dept of Entomology Extension Personnel; Anthony Zukoff – Dept of Entomology Extension Personnel; Dr. Jeff Whitworth – … Continue reading →