Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

It is time to start thinking about attending this year and register! Learn more about rangeland management in a friendly setting with other ranchers, land managers, range management students and natural resource professionals. Register Here. The cost is $350 per student … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report demand remains good, trade activity remains slow and prices remained mostly steady, however there was an undertone of strength to both grass hay and alfalfa. First cut alfalfa is right around the corner, 2-4 weeks … Continue reading →

The potential for high nitrate concentrations in crops such as corn, sorghum, canola, cereal grains (including wheat), and some grasses occurs after exposure to drought, hail, frost, cloudy weather, or soil fertility imbalance. Nitrates accumulate in the lower portion of … Continue reading →

COW-CALF CORNER – Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist For the second time in a decade, drought has pushed cattle numbers in the U.S. lower than planned and lower than needed to meet the demands of … Continue reading →

Harmoney, Keith (2022) “Reclaiming Old World Bluestem Pasture with Imazapyr Application and Native Grass Overseeding,” Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 8: Iss. 2. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.8278 Old world bluestems (OWB), mainly Caucasian bluestem (Bothriochloa bladhii) and yellow bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum) introduced from parts of … Continue reading →

RANGE_EAST – Rotational or continuous grazing? Which system allows for more sustainable and profitable free-range livestock production?  Ranchers often rotate cattle seasonally among different pastures on their operations but may allow cattle to graze season-long in a single pasture. Implementing … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report demand remains good, prices remained steady, trade activity remains slow. The current outlook of the 2023 hay crop remains bleak. Although some areas have received rain which helped green things up, most places report little … Continue reading →

The latest Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report is now available online. This report includes preliminary results of research conducted on field production and management practices for crops in southeast Kansas. These field studies are conducted in Parsons and nearby … Continue reading →

KSFGC examined hay sales in Kansas over the two-year period, 2021-2022, using data reported in the Kansas Direct Hay Report, from USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service and the Kansas Department of Agriculture. The above chart represents 1.79 million tons of alfalfa … Continue reading →

By Mike Rankin, for Hay & Forage Grower Who would have thought not too many years ago that crabgrass would reach the rock-star status it now enjoys? Even its name isn’t particularly enticing. Okay, maybe there are some of you who … Continue reading →