Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

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 12, 2017, at the Webster Conference Center, 2601 North Ohio, Salina, KS. Agenda Registration begins … Continue reading →

Extension Risk Management Education Competitive Grants Program 2018 Request for Applications (RFA) Announcement North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center University of Nebraska-Lincoln  The North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center in conjunction with the Northeast, Southern, and Western Centers … Continue reading →

LIVESTOCK MARKETING INFORMATION CENTER – USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated that U.S. hay production would be close to 132 million tons in 2017, down 3 million tons from last year. Alfalfa hay production is pegged to be down … Continue reading →

By Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist OSU COW/CALF CORNER – Although late October has been very warm and “summer-like”, the average first frost date for much of the Southern Plains is here.  Soon a cold front … Continue reading →

(Dr. Don Ball at the 2016 KSFGC Annual Meeting) SAVE THE DATE – The 2017 Kansas Forage and Grassland Conference will be held December 12, 2017 at the Webster Conference Center in Salina, Kansas. A two-tract program is being developed … Continue reading →

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COW/CALF CORNER – Assuming more fall rainfall comes to the Southern Plains, wheat pasture will again be a key source of protein and some energy for many cow herds in this part of the United States.  If that rainfall occurs, … Continue reading →

WxIntegrations, a weather analytics company, is seeking input from Kansas hay growers to better develop automated forecast alerts for weather influences on grass/alfalfa growth, hay cutting, raking, and baling as well as pest and herbicide control for fields tailored for … Continue reading →

Salina, Kansas, September 28, 2017—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced November 17, 2017, as the first cut-off date to apply for fiscal year 2018 funds through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). NRCS accepts applications … Continue reading →

KSFGC –It is vital that alfalfa producers have the most current and unbiased performance information regarding alfalfa varieties; and because of that, a collaborative Alfalfa Variety Evaluation project led by Dr. Doug Shoup, Kansas State University Research and Extension, and … Continue reading →