Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

KSU Extension Agronomy eUpdate: In northern and western areas of Kansas, some fields of alfalfa may have already had a freeze. After a killing freeze, the remaining forage (if any) can be hayed safely. However, the producer should act quickly because … Continue reading →

About 80 alfalfa producers and industry stakeholders attended the Summer Field Day and Crop Insurance Discussion south of Larned, KS. Alfalfa crop insurance language was added to 2014 Farm Bill and RMA has contracted with Agralytica Consulting to study the … Continue reading →

K-State Research and Extension will host a field day at Columbus on September 26. The event will start at the Cherokee County 4-H building located at 114 W. Country Rd. in Columbus. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., with the … Continue reading →

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging Kansas livestock producers who have experienced drought related grazing losses over the last few years to contact their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office soon in order to sign up for assistance … Continue reading →

Mark your calendars and RSVP for the KSFGC Summer Field Day and Alfalfa Crop Insurance Listening Session to be held south of Larned, KS on September 17.  Field Day Brochure  

With a target launch in the 2016 hay season, Vermeer recently demonstrated their prototype, continuous round baler (CRB) for the media. While not ready to unveil the weight, cost, or capacity of the machine, Vermeer employees suggest that the reductions, … Continue reading →

The old saying “Necessity Is the Mother of Invention” is most certainly true when Valuing Corn Silage and Other Forages Spreadsheet was created. Michael Vogt, former Marshall County Extension Agriculture Agent and now a Kansas Farm Management Association-Northeast Agricultural Economist, … Continue reading →

The bulk of summer is past and forage conditions are improved for cattle production in many parts of the country. The latest pasture and range conditions indicate that overall range and pasture conditions in the U.S. are 20 percent poor … Continue reading →

Most producers plant spring oats in spring. However, spring oats can be planted in late summer as well for fall and early winter grazing. Spring oats will die out after the first hard freeze in the mid 20’s. Oats are … Continue reading →

An Alfalfa/Alfalfa-Grass Mixtures Crop Insurance Listening Session will be held on Wednesday, September 17, south of Larned, Kansas as part of the Kansas Forage and Grassland Council’s Summer Field Day.  The Listening Session, one of four across the US, will … Continue reading →