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Consider Annuals to Avoid Summer Shortages

Posted on November 10, 2020 by kansasfgc

-Story by C.J. Weddle During the dog days of summer, cool-season grasses slack off in productivity, but this period is prime performance time for summer annuals. Supplementing your permanent pastures with summer annuals will help curb forage shortfalls. Rocky Lemus, … Continue reading →

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KSU Winter Forage Conference and KSFGC Annual Meeting to be held December 10, Great Bend, Kansas

Posted on November 3, 2020 by kansasfgc

The Kansas State University Winter Forage Conference and KSFGC Annual Meeting will be held December 10, 2020 in Great Bend, Kansas. The conference is still in the planning stages and will feature segments on both pasture and cropped forages. Be … Continue reading →

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Alfalfa consolidation rules the day

Posted on October 27, 2020 by kansasfgc

HAY & FORAGE GROWER – The alfalfa seed industry has gone through a massive makeover in the past 20 years. There are significantly fewer seed marketers, breeding programs, and the number of university testing trials is down to a precious … Continue reading →

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Progressive Cattle: Bad Cows Break Budget

Posted on October 20, 2020 by kansasfgc

The connection between cattle behavior and your bottom line. To view article, click the photo provided below!

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Estimating Hay Needs for the Upcoming Winter

Posted on October 13, 2020 by kansasfgc

Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Each fall, cow/calf producers have that question lurking in the back of their mind:  “Do we have enough hay stored to get through the winter?”  Winter hay needs will vary dramatically … Continue reading →

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06 October 2020 Kansas Hay Market Report

Posted on October 8, 2020 by kansasfgc

Hay market trade slow and prices remained steady for all hay types in all regions. Hay movement increased slightly over the past week but remains sluggish. Open weather, across much of the Plains and Midwest, favored agricultural fieldwork but further … Continue reading →

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Join other graziers from across the state of Kansas in a telephone conversation this Monday, October 12

Posted on October 6, 2020 by kansasfgc

KGLC – Join other graziers from across the state of Kansas in a telephone conversation with grazing management experts Barry Barber, Gary Kilgore and Keith Harmoney on the second Monday of each month, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.  These informal … Continue reading →

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Small grain forage options for this fall

Posted on October 5, 2020 by kansasfgc

KSU Agronomy eUpdate – Small grain forages can be a profitable option for producers. They can be planted in the fall and either terminated or grazed out in the early spring, allowing time to plant a summer row crop if … Continue reading →

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29 September 2020 Kansas Hay Market Report

Posted on September 29, 2020 by kansasfgc

Hay market trade slow and prices remained steady for all hay types in all regions. Hay movement increased slightly over the past week but remains sluggish. Fall officially arrived on the 22nd, but you would not have known that on … Continue reading →

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Control woody plants on rangeland: Basal bark and cut-stump herbicide applications

Posted on September 28, 2020 by kansasfgc

MANATTAN – Late summer and fall can be an excellent time to treat unwanted stands of woody plants. Scattered stands of individual trees should either be treated individually using the basal bark method (for labeled plants less than 4-6 inches in … Continue reading →

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