Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

The Kansas Forage and Grassland Council will hold its Winter Conference and Annual Meeting on December 9, 2014, at Kansas Farm Bureau Headquarters, 2627 KFB Plaza, Manhattan, KS.  Advance Registration is $65 and can be paid online through the KSFGC … Continue reading →

Doug Watson with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will be providing a “Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan Update,” at the December 9, 2014 Kansas Forage and Grassland Council (KSFGC) Annual meeting in Manhattan. In 2014, four separate … Continue reading →

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced determination of nonregulated status for a genetically engineered (GE) low-lignin alfalfa variety developed by Monsanto Company and Forage Genetics International (FGI), designated as event KK179.  The … Continue reading →

Source: Progressive Forage Grower and Bruce Anderson, Extension Forage Specialist, University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Rained-on hay – nearly everyone has to feed it sometime. How should feeding practices be adjusted, though, to account for any damage caused by the rain? Rain … Continue reading →

December 9, 2014 the Kansas Forage and Grassland Council will hold its 2014 Winter Conference and Annual Meeting at Kansas Farm Bureau Headquarters, 2627 KFB Plaza, Manhattan, KS. Do not miss this opportunity to hear about new technologies and strategies … Continue reading →

There is still time to submit entries for the upcoming American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) National Hay Contest.  Submissions will be displayed at the 2015 AFGC Annual Conference, January 11-14 in St. Louis, MO along with lab results and … Continue reading →

This year the majority of the U.S. has welcomed much improved pasture and range conditions. Conditions are measured by the percentage of a state’s total pasture and rangeland rated as very poor, poor, fair, good, or excellent. These values are … Continue reading →

A livestock forage workshop will be held from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Dalebanks Angus Sale Facility, 3 miles NW of Eureka, KS. Call 620-583-5544 to RSVP & for directions. The workshop will included outdoor demonstrations focusing on … Continue reading →

Some good pasture still may be available this fall – from your alfalfa fields! Alfalfa can provide considerable, high-quality grazing this fall. Grazing avoids the problem of slow curing hay that often occurs during the fall, and it eliminates the … Continue reading →

Your corn is about to get combined.  Maybe you are wondering if you should bale some of the stalks.  Is it worth it? What are corn stalk bales worth?  One way to look at it is from the cost stand … Continue reading →