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Hay market prices were mostly steady for all hay types; demand remains strong for alfalfa as supplies remain extremely limited in the southwest. However, thoughts are turning to the new hay season, with several contributors reporting new crop hay sales … Continue reading →

CRP Participants please follow your Conservation Plan of Operations and make sure you are not missing any maintenance for the year. Primary nesting season is April 15-July 15, therefore ground can not be disturbed. Please get any scheduled burns done … Continue reading →

  Kansas Range Youth Camp has been educating Kansas youth for over 50 years!   If you know an eligible student interested in ranching, natural resources, or wildlife, share this information with them to attend an educational event like no … Continue reading →

Agricultural law and taxation professor Roger McEowen of the Washburn University School of Law goes over the producer liabilities associated with prescribed pasture burning in Kansas…in general , state law gives producers good protection against liability claims from adjacent landowners, … Continue reading →

SALINA, KANSAS, March 11, 2021‒‒Kansas producers have new funding opportunities to help address woody plant encroachment on targeted rangelands through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “Transitioning from productive rangeland to woody plant dominance is … Continue reading →

Photo by A. J. Tajchman Objective: The objective was to document the effects late-summer prescribed fire on soil cover, botanical composition, and forage production in the Kansas Smoky Hills and the associated effects on dense Caucasian bluestem (Bothriochloa bladhii) stands … Continue reading →

Agronomy eUpdate – The unique climate characteristics of the Southern Great Plains allow producers to use wheat as a forage and grain crop (dual-purpose), potentially increasing overall profitability compared to grain-only or forage-only systems. Date of grazing termination is an … Continue reading →

Session 3 begins tomorrow, March 4 at 10:00 AM Central Time. The event will be recorded so if you can’t make the live event you can watch the recordings at your own convenience. Alfalfa U Virtual events are free to attend, … Continue reading →

SALINA, KANSAS, March 1, 2021‒ U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced the Statewide cut-off for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) funding.  All Kansas agricultural producers and landowners who wish to be considered … Continue reading →

Herbicide application practices such as sprayer speed and spray volume influence weed control as well as whole-farm efficiency. Weed science graduate students are currently investigating some of these interactions and we want the research results to have maximum value for … Continue reading →