Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

MANHATTAN, KSU eUdate – Many people assume nothing is going on with the alfalfa weevil during the winter months, or maybe that any eggs present will die during cold weather. That is not the case. Alfalfa weevils are cool-weather insects. … Continue reading →

K-State Agronomy Forage Bowl Team (l to r): Dr. Doohong Min, coach; Alexandria Mustain; Jessica Bramhall; Cami Roth; Cole Renner; and Derek Balzer. MANHATTAN, Kan. – The K-State Agronomy Forage Bowl Team took first place honors in the National Forage … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN – Dr. Doo-Hong Min, Assistant Professor, Forages, Kansas State University, received a $2,000 grant from the Kansas Forage and Grasslands Council to assist in funding the KSU Forage Team’s trip to the 2016 National Forage Bowl. The grant ceremony … Continue reading →

By J.W. Schroeder, NDSU Extension Now that the silage is in the bunk, silo or bag, the process of fermentation is under way. Many have begun using inoculants during harvest to improve their silage quality. So now that you added an … Continue reading →

An online link is now available for participants to pre-register for the Southwest Kansas Forage Conference in Garden City on February 17, 2016.  Both the flyer (with link) and conference agenda are available on the KSFGC website  and the Southwest Research-Extension Center … Continue reading →

The Kansas Forage and Grassland Council will hold their Annual Conference from 9:00 am to 3:45 pm, on December 15, 2015 at the Kansas Farm Bureau Headquarters, 2627 KFB Plaza, Manhattan, Kansas. The conference features four breakout sessions, each of … Continue reading →

PROGRESSIVE FORAGE GROWER – The use of cover crops in commercial crop production systems has grown exponentially over the last decade. The idea of using “greenchop” to control erosion has been expanded and improved to incorporate many different species of … Continue reading →

NATIONAL ALALFA & FORAGE ALLIANCE – The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently announced the award recipients of more than $1.2 million in Alfalfa and Forage Research Program (AFRP) funding to study an array of issues affecting … Continue reading →

The Southwest Research Extension Center will host the Southwest Kansas Forage Conference from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on February 17, 2016 at 4500 East Mary Street, Garden City Kansas. The conference flyer and agendas are both available on the … Continue reading →

Two excellent forage conferences will be held this coming winter! The Kansas Forage and Grassland Council will hold their Annual Conference from 8:30 am to 3:45 pm, on December 15, 2015 at the Kansas Farm Bureau Headquarters, 2627 KFB Plaza, … Continue reading →