Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

The Nerbas brothers like to have bales placed before October 1. Their setup includes 12 paddocks with central water. HAY & FORAGE GROWER – Grazing livestock in Northern regions where winters are long and harsh can prove challenging. For some producers, … Continue reading →

HAY & FORAGE GROWER – Have you ever been in a situation where you had great looking hay tested and were disappointed when the results came back with a low relative feed value (RFV)? According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension … Continue reading →

KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS – Know a Kansas farmer, rancher or forester who goes above and beyond in the care and management of natural resources? Nominate them for the 2019 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award®. Sand County Foundation, the nation’s … Continue reading →

In this issue… Forage Seeding Crop Insurance Sales Closing Dates Fast Approaching

NatureCITE (Center for Integrative Taxonomy and Ecology) would like to invite you to visit their website for the latest 2019 plant identification and ecology workshop schedule, including workshops near Kansas City, the Smoky Hills of central Kansas, and the iconic Flint … Continue reading →

RANGE-EAST – A great new publication on alternative native grass burning strategies is now available. Burning of tallgrass prairie is an effective and widely used tool for control of invasive species. It can improve forage quality and subsequent cattle gains and … Continue reading →

CORNHUSKER ECONOMICS – Cattle producers base major decisions such as calving season on expected economic outcomes which include productivity, input costs, personal capability, individual preferences, markets, and so on. Calving systems are generally categorized into three seasons, spring, summer and … Continue reading →

PROFILES IN PARTNERING – Great video highlighting Public-Private Partnerships in Kansas and South Dakota that strive to sustain rural landscapes for people, nature and livestock. Featuring Kansas rancher, and Farm Bureau member, Bill Sproul and South Dakota’s Jim Faulstich, along … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN – Annual cover crops grown in place of fallow can provide high-quality forage during key production periods and may help reduce soil erosion, suppress weeds, and increase soil nutrient profiles. Traditionally grown for agronomic or soil benefits but not … Continue reading →

02-12-19 Hay Report FINAL