Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) would like to warn Texans about a scam being run against individuals who have hay for sale. TDA has received alerts from Johnson and Karnes counties about scammers contacting hay sellers. The supposed hay … Continue reading →

NATIONAL ALFALFA & FORAGE ALLIANCE – The May 8, 2017, version of NAFA News is now available: http://alfalfa.org/newsletter/170508nafanews.htm.    

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY – Kansas State Research and Extension, in cooperation with Oklahoma State University Extension, will be conducting a multi-state post fire, pasture and range management meeting on May 18, 2017, starting at 9:00 A.M. at the Snake Creek … Continue reading →

Cowley County Conservation District – The Conservation District along with several other groups are sponsoring a Soil Health Cover Crop Grazing Field Day on May 23, 2017. The program begins at 9:00 am and busses will load at the Cowley … Continue reading →

Western Kansas Agricultural Research Center-Hays – KSU research staff will again be holding their Cover Crop Field Day at K-State’s HB Ranch on Friday, May 19, 2017. The registration and welcome will begin at 9:30 AM with the program following. … Continue reading →

GREATPLAINSGRAZING.ORG – Healthy soils may help buffer agricultural systems in the Southern Great Plains (SGP) against increasingly variable and extreme precipitation events, higher temperatures, and more prolonged and intense droughts. Healthy, organic-matter-rich soils do not erode as readily as soils … Continue reading →

KANSAS NRCS – Kansas has 243 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) contracts that are expiring this year that encompass 408,805 acres. The cut-off date for renewing contracts that expire December 31, 2017 is May 5, 2017. By renewing, producers will benefit from … Continue reading →

PROGRESSIVE FORAGE – Picture this: a tall, green field of corn growing like glory but struggling with what looks like a serious weed problem. Hang on a minute, those aren’t weeds, they’re alfalfa seedlings. Come again? The idea of interseeding … Continue reading →

As part of KSFGC’s overall mission to strengthen the Kansas Forage Industry, the KSFGC Awards Program plays a key role by recognizing those individuals or groups providing leadership and making outstanding efforts, innovations and/or contributions to the Kansas Forage Industry. … Continue reading →

And Don’t Forget: The two triticale field days offered April 25 and 26 at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. between Lakin and Ulysses. Triticale Field Day April 2017 PROGRESSIVE FORAGE – Triticale is the result of crossing wheat and rye, combining … Continue reading →