Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

COW/CALF CORNER –  A Newsletter from the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service During a recent drive in Northeast Oklahoma, the abundance of hay in big round bales was quite evident.  Producers are glad to have adequate supplies of hay as fall … Continue reading →

KSU ENTOMOLOGY – We have started finding a few cowpea aphids on alfalfa stems in north central Kansas. However, there are also many lady beetles, lacewings, and mummies, which indicate parasitoid activity, present. Aphid populations can increase rapidly and swathing … Continue reading →

An Old World Bluestem ID and Control meeting will be held at the Community Building (4-H) building in El Dorado starting at 1:30 on August 25, 2015. The purpose of this meeting will be to provide information that will help … Continue reading →

KSU EXTENSION AGRONOMY eUpdate – Old world bluestems are aggressive and prolific seed producers, and do well on any well-drained soil. Today, OWBs can be seen along roadsides and are increasing in our native grasslands. The invasive nature and lower … Continue reading →

By Bruce Anderson, Extension Forage Specialist, UN Lincoln PROGRESSIVE FORAGE GROWER – It has been difficult to make good hay across a large geographic area this spring and summer. Repeated rains, high humidity and reduced sunshine have prevented many growers … Continue reading →

KSU eUpdate – Some alfalfa stands may be damaged or depleted this summer, and no longer as productive as desirable. This could be due to a combination of factors: freeze injury, winterkill, early-season alfalfa weevil, diseases, flooding, or pea aphids. … Continue reading →

The American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) is introducing National Forage Week for the first time, June 21 – 27, 2015. Gary Wilson, AFGC president from Jenera, Ohio, says, “AFGC wanted a way to bring notice and recognition to forages … Continue reading →

A Patch Burn Grazing meeting will be held near Pratt, KS, August 26-28. Patch burning is the practice of using prescribed burns on sub units (patches) within a pasture throughout the grazing season to move the grazing pressure, thus creating … Continue reading →

PROGRESSIVE FORAGE GROWER – Losses begin at cutting: That’s the most basic hay and forage fact in relation to quality. Once the blade slices a hay stem, the quality race is on! The fundamental problem with haymaking is that it’s … Continue reading →

By Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist  DROVERS CATTLE NETWORK – When do you cut your grass hay? Do you wait until all row crops are planted? Maybe you plan to cut between your first and second irrigation of corn … Continue reading →