Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

RANGE_EAST, KSU – Fire regulates vegetation composition of fire-dependent grasslands in North American tallgrass prairies. We measured the vegetation response to prescribed fire seasonality by burning in two-month increments every two years, from 2004 to 2015. Vegetation responses to season … Continue reading →

In this issue… o Alfalfa Checkoff Program Funds Nine Research Projects  

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Senator Pat Roberts, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will be a special guest at the Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Sen. Roberts has spent more … Continue reading →

Chemical control of Sugarcane Aphid Two insecticides are labeled for use on sugarcane aphid on sorghum in Kansas this season: Sivanto (flupyradifurone) 4.0 – 7.0 fl oz/acre (0.052 – 0.091 lb ai/acre) Transform (sulfoxaflor) 0.75 – 1.5 oz/acre (0.375 – … Continue reading →

The sugarcane aphid (SCA) has now been reported in Sumner County. Sorghum producers in Kansas should begin scouting their fields on a routine basis. For detailed scouting method recommendations, see: https://www.myfields.info/sites/default/files/page/ScoutCard%20KSU%20v05312017.pdf More information on scouting and thresholds for treatment can be … Continue reading →

Small grain forage options for this fall 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 … Continue reading →

RANGE – EAST BLOG – It’s almost August and fall is just around the corner.  Could you use some extra pasture or hay in late September and October?  Oats might be your answer. Oats may be one of our most under-used … Continue reading →

In this issue o   Walla Walla Welcomes NAFA Board Members for Summer Meeting o   NAFA Receives 34 Proposals for First-Ever Alfalfa Checkoff o   Managing Equipment During Harvest to Minimize Leaf and Yield Loss o   NAFA Expands Montana/Wyoming Grower Opportunity Zone … Continue reading →

From the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service  COW/CALF CORNER – Forage sorghums are used by cattle producers for summer grazing or harvested for hay.  Forage sorghums can be very productive and high quality, but can also accumulate toxic levels of nitrate … Continue reading →

USDA-Office of the Chief Economist – Today we’re highlighting US Hay Areas in Drought, especially the northern states of North and South Dakota, and Montana where 91%, 78%, and 46% of their hay area is in some form of drought … Continue reading →