Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

In this issue… Join Us for the 9th Annual DC Fly-In Hot Off the Press – Get NAFA’s 2019 Alfalfa Variety Ratings NAFA’s 2018 Alfalfa Intensive Training Seminar Filled to Capacity Improving Alfalfa’s Leaf-to-Stem Ratio and Its Impact on Forage … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN – Learning how to use Pasture, Rangeland and Forage (PRF) Insurance will be a featured workshop at the upcoming Winter Forage Conference, Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairgrounds, Emporia, Kansas. Registration begins … Continue reading →

KSU – Drought conditions this summer set producers up for unique feeding experiences this fall and winter. Join Karaline Mayer, and Drs. Jaymelynn Farney and Mike Brouk, KSU Ruminant Nutrition Specialists as they discuss feeding cows with limited forages and … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN – Soil testing can be done in either spring or fall on hay fields and pasture. Given a choice, fall would be the preferred time because it allows more time for any needed lime applications to have an effect … Continue reading →

FRONTIER EXTENSION DISTRICT – A meeting has been scheduled for November 13th, 7:00 p.m., at the Community Building in Garnett, Kansas to discuss the benefits that a local Prescribed Burn Association could have in the community. Local producers are encouraged to attend … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN –The Kansas Forage and Grassland Council (KSFGC) and Kansas State University will hold its Winter Forage Conference and KSFGC Annual Meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairgrounds, Emporia, Kansas. Registration begins … Continue reading →

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY – Management of invasive plants and drought recovery will be the focus of a Rangeland Field Day sponsored by Pottawatomie County Extension on Saturday, October 27, 2018, beginning at 2:00 P.M. Hosts are Eugene and Debbie Berges … Continue reading →

KSU AGRONOMY – For most of Kansas, alfalfa should be stopping growth after the hard freeze that occurred on October 15. The timing of the last cutting can impact the productivity of the stand in the following year. Thus, at … Continue reading →

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY – Alfalfa is really living up to its reputation as a ‘sink’ right now for many different insect species, including many beneficials such as lady beetles and green lacewings [along with Monarchs]. The one and only potentially serious pest … Continue reading →

DROVERS – After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops Midwest cattle farmers are using to stretch fall … Continue reading →