Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

Hay & Forage Grower, by Mike Rankin, Managing Editor Grazing winter cereals in the spring can provide high-quality forage and eye-popping animal performance when cattle are strategically moved from paddock to paddock. Winter rye, winter triticale, and winter wheat will … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand remains low for all hay and prices are soft for all regions. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for April 23rd, one-category degradations were made in Kansas where precipitation has been below normal during … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand remains low for all hay and prices are soft for all regions. Warm, windy and dry conditions, in the western two-thirds of the state, continues to affect, both the wheat crop and alfalfa crop, … Continue reading →

White grubs, the larvae of beetles commonly known as May beetles and June beetles, can be pests of many different commodities.  Dead patches in brome fields in Kansas have recently been reported (Figure 1).  The sizes of the dead patches … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand remains low to moderate for all hay and prices are soft for all regions. There still seems to be no interest in buying and no new crop pricing has been reported. The word “drought” … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand remains low to moderate for all hay and prices are soft for all regions. There still seems to be no interest in buying and no new crop pricing has been reported as folks are … Continue reading →

It doesn’t seem like spring can decide to stay here for good. We experienced a wide range of temperatures in March, from +70°F to 15°F. Alfalfa weevil egg development threshold is above 48°F. This wide range of temperatures has placed … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand remains slow to moderate for all hay and prices were again, mostly steady for all regions. Most of the hay that is moving is on previously contracted hay. No new crop pricing has been … Continue reading →

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In this issue… 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act Provides $4 Million for ASAFS ASAFS Request for Applications Now Open! Protecting the Soil While Being Profitable: Why Alfalfa is the Perfect Continuous Cover Research Funding, Crop Insurance Among Topics in Focus at … Continue reading →