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KGLC – It is time to start thinking about attending this year and then register to attend. Learn more about rangeland management in a friendly setting with other ranchers, land managers, range management students and natural resource professionals. You can … Continue reading →

Hay market trade slow; Prices steady; demand light. Discussion of new crop pricing are starting to get reported, primarily in the southwest, and seem to be starting where old crop left off. Most alfalfa producers expect first cutting tonnage totals … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2020 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced changes to the Forage Seeding and Forage Production crop insurance programs starting with the 2021 crop year. Changes include expanding coverage to new regions and counties, expanding coverage to … Continue reading →

Hay market trade slow; Prices steady; demand light to moderate. It certainly has been a wild ride recently. As one producer stated, “we are in uncharted territory”. 04-28-20 Hay Report FINAL

Hay market trade slow; Prices steady; demand light to moderate and the supply of hay is moderate. Most producers have been busy in the fields planting and spraying for insects and weeds. However, some in western Kansas were shoveling hail!! … Continue reading →

Hay market trade slow; Prices steady. Most producers report demand as light with a few isolated increases in deliveries and the supply of hay is moderate. In addition, the majority of producers have been busy combating the insects. 04-14-20 Hay … Continue reading →

   By Dr. Jeff Whitworth KSU ENTOMOLOGY UPDATE: Alfalfa weevil activity has increased significantly in the last week throughout North Central Kansas. The recent warm weather has really stimulated egg hatch thus there are large numbers of very small 1st … Continue reading →

Hay market trade slow; Prices steady. Most producers report demand as light with a few isolated increases in deliveries and that they have been busy spraying for aphids and weevil. 04-07-20 Hay Report FINAL

2020 CTIC-SARE-ASTA – If you utilize cover crops in your rotation, please consider participating in an online survey at https://bit.ly/CCSurvey2020. This is the sixth cover crop survey by USDA’s SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) program, the Conservation Technology Information … Continue reading →

KSU AGRONOMY eUpdate – Alfalfa weevil feeding seems to be just starting in north central Kansas. This early feeding is usually first noticed as either “pinprick”-sized holes in the leaves (Figure 1) or small, chewed-up terminals. Figure 1. Early feeding by … Continue reading →