Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

By Tim Petry, Livestock Economist, North Dakota State University Extension Service – For the Livestock Marketing Information Center USDA-NASS released both the monthly Cattle on Feed report and the semi-annual Cattle inventory report on Friday, July 25. Both reports helped to … Continue reading →

   Manhattan, Kan., July 17, 2014 – Adrian J. Polansky, State Executive Director of the Kansas Farm Service Agency (FSA), announced today that emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage has been approved for 44 counties in … Continue reading →

  A panel of three southeast Kansas cattlemen will share their experiences with managing fescue pastures at the August 18 Kansas State University/KLA Ranch Management Field Day near Uniontown. John Gaither of Columbus, and Gale George and Lafe Wilson, both from … Continue reading →

COLUMBUS, Ohio – As growers statewide finish their first cutting of hay crops, now is a good time to do preventative maintenance tasks that can boost farm profits and protect farm workers, says a safety research associate and lecturer from … Continue reading →

The American Forage and Grasslands Council (AFGC) Conference will be held in St. Louis, MO, Jan. 11-13, 2015. All KSFGC members are also AFGC members so please consider submitting a volunteer oral or poster presentation before the August 1, 2014 … Continue reading →

Kernel processing and chop length are two key factors involved in producing high quality corn silage; and with corn silage harvest just around the corner, now’s the time to ensure you’re ready. Bill Seglar, Veterinarian and Dairy Nutritionist with DuPont … Continue reading →

Have you noticed an abundance of yellow sweet clover this summer? “This can be good or bad, depending on how it may affect your pastures, your hay, and your cattle,” says Bruce Anderson, UNL Forage Specialist. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/e-newsletters/drovers-daily/Sweet-clover-abundance-Good-or-bad-265423241.html?utm_source=2561J9102245C9W&utm_medium=eNL&utm_campaign=Drovers+CattleNetwork+Daily_20140707&utm_term=&utm_content=