Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

Compared to the last report, demand remains low, and prices softened prior to the winter storms. However, with the frigid temperatures and snow on the ground those prices have stalled. Overall, total hay bought and sold was down a tick, … Continue reading →

Similar to the last report, demand remains low, and prices steady. Overall, total hay bought and sold was up, but there was still not much movement due to the holidays. Most folks are still not trading much hay and only … Continue reading →

KSFGC experts will be providing a Forage Update on the second morning of the Mid-America Farm Expo, Thursday, March 21, 2024, beginning at 9:00 am, in the upstairs section of the Tony’s Pizza Event Center in Salina. The expo doors … Continue reading →

K-State Research and Extension and the Kansas Forage and Grassland Council (KSFGC) are hosting the 2024 Alfalfa School on Tuesday, February 13. The event will take place at the Burnside Room, 1214 Stone Street in Great Bend and will run … Continue reading →

**** DUE TO THE HOLIDAY, THERE WILL BE NO REPORT NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT REPORT WILL BE PUBLISHED JANUARY 9TH. **** Compared to the last report, demand remains low, and prices steady. Due to a couple of large purchases in … Continue reading →

AGRIPULSE – The Environmental Protection Agency says it will allow farmers to resume using chlorpyrifos insecticide on 11 crops in response to an appeals court ruling last month that the agency failed to adequately consider the safety of those uses. … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand remains low, and prices steady. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for December 12th, moderate drought expanded a bit, in southeast Kansas, as streamflow and soil moisture dwindled and short-term precipitation shortages grew. Moderate … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report, demand remains low, and prices were mostly steady. Inquiries to purchase alfalfa hay remains at a minimum and producers are pushing to get their inventory sold. But with so much silage, other forages and low … Continue reading →

[Cow-Calf Corner] – Paul Beck, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, OSU Supplementation programs for stocker cattle on pasture to improve animal performance and overall productivity and profitability of stocker programs is a common management practice. Nevertheless, it is generally … Continue reading →

From Mike Rankin, Managing Editor Hay and Forage Grower Feeding hay during winter is usually not up for debate. How hay is fed can and often should be. When temperatures drop to single digits, feeding hay is not the sort … Continue reading →