Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

BIRD CITY, KS – The 2023 Tri-State Cow Calf Symposium will be Friday, January 27th in Bird City, Kansas. This event is produced by K-State Research and Extension, Nebraska Extension, and Colorado State University Extension and rotates between the three states. … Continue reading →

By Keith Harmoney, range scientist, KSU-REC, Hays Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) is the only evergreen tree native to Kansas, and it was originally found from eastern Canada, south to parts of Florida, and westward to eastern Texas and North Dakota.  Before … Continue reading →

By Dale Blasi, stocker, forages, nutrition and management specialist and Sandy Johnson, extension beef specialist, Colby In Kansas, drought conditions are a common occurrence and livestock producers consequently plan for the worst and hope for the best. Complicating matters this year is … Continue reading →

Good News for Alfalfa… Persistence Pays Off – ASAFS Funded at $4 Million, Increase for ARS, & Special Report Language Just click on the headline above to start reading, or use the URL: alfalfa.org/newsletter/221223nafanews.php

Today’s video clip includes some final farewell thoughts, and brings to a close nearly 3 years of continuous 2 Minute Tuesdays as I will be retiring at the end of this week. It has been a joy to prepare these … Continue reading →

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR DUE TO THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAY THIS WILL BE THE LAST REPORT OF THE YEAR. THE NEXT DIRECT HAY MARKET REPORT WILL BE PUBLISHED JANUARY 10TH. Compared to the last report demand … Continue reading →

Farmers and ranchers often deal with challenges that can have a negative impact on their grass, including encroachment by brush and trees. One important ally is the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Karen Woodrich, Acting Deputy Chief for Programs for … Continue reading →

From our home to yours and from W-L Alfalfas we wish you a Merry Christmas. Please celebrate with your family the reason for the season! Thanks and Merry Christmas

By Brad Schick, UNL Livestock performance and survival is affected by wind and temperature. When this occurs, is determined by the lower critical temperature (LCT), or the threshold at which point animals need to start using energy to maintain body … Continue reading →

Farmers manage one million acres of tall fescue which are important forage sources for livestock production in Kansas. However, once in a while we end up facing weather conditions like the summer of 2022. Most of southeast Kansas was in … Continue reading →