Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

By Jamie Keyes, a freelance writer based in Utah PROGRESSIVE FORAGE GROWER – Across the nation, farmers are using different practices to care for the land and harvest healthy crops. One particular Kansas farmer found a new way to improve … Continue reading →

FEEDSTUFFS MAGAZINE – Topics presented at the Midwest Section meetings of the American Society of Animal Science and the American Dairy Science Assn. in Des Moines, Iowa, ranged from basic “proof-of-concept” laboratory bench-top research to applied “in-the-field” studies. On the … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN – As the wildfire in Barber and Comanche counties continues to burn, more than 400,000 acres of pasture and farmland have been consumed. Farm, ranch and industry groups continue efforts to help affected livestock producers. Kansas Farm Bureau has created … Continue reading →

COW/CALF CORNER – A Newsletter from the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service The economic basis for cow-calf production is growing grass and using cows to harvest the grass. Feed costs are typically the largest component of annual cow costs in cow-calf … Continue reading →

KANSAS INSECT NEWSLETTER – Alfalfa weevils continue to be very active throughout north central Kansas, and the Kansas spring weather continues its usual erratic conditions. However, the alfalfa weevil larvae continue to feed voraciously. They have been slowed a little … Continue reading →

KLA TODAY – A large wildfire that started in Woods County, OK, and spread to Comanche and Barber counties in Kansas burned an estimated 100,000 acres, hay reserves, fences and other personal property March 22-23. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared a … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN – Alfalfa weevils are very active in south central and north central Kansas. We sampled many fields from 14 to 17 March and found small to medium sized (1st and 2nd instar) larvae in every field. Infestation levels ranged … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN – Alfalfa weevil larvae were first detected in north central Kansas on 3 March. Mr. Chuck Otte, Ag and Natural Resources Agent, also reported finding small larvae on 5 March in Geary County and Mr. Tom Maxwell, Ag and … Continue reading →

In Kansas, dry hay is a financially significant number five Progressive Forage Grower Editor Dave Natzke                                                 February, 25 2016 As a cash crop, all dry hay ranked as the third-highest valued U.S. crop in 2015, according to USDA’s … Continue reading →

Weevils are most active in temperatures between 45 and 80 degrees PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 29TH, 2016     MANHATTAN, Kan. — The alfalfa weevil can wreak havoc on an alfalfa field, so it’s important for growers to know all current methods of … Continue reading →