Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

USDA’s 2022 Spring Data Users meeting has concluded but you can still watch the video and read through the questions and answers. USDA’s Data User meetings provide an opportunity to update data users on recent and pending changes in the … Continue reading →

Starseed and TriCal are sponsoring TWO triticale Field Days in the month of May. On May 17, beginning at 10:00 am near Garden City and then on May 19 at 10:00 am near Osborne. Please RSVP to Trent at, trent@gostarseed.com … Continue reading →

Doug Spencer, Rangeland Management Specialist for NRCS, explains here! And NRCS is at a site near you! There is an office located in each of the 105 counties in Kansas. You can find your local office here: https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?state=KS. Technical experts … Continue reading →

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery … Continue reading →

Individuals involved in the forage industry in South Dakota are making steps to start a forage association in the state. “South Dakota is one of the top forage-growing states in the nation, and we really don’t have much of a … Continue reading →

The Nature Conservancy is seeking Southern High Plains Grassland Specialist for their Smoky Valley Ranch location, Logan County, Kansas. The SHP Grassland Specialist) is a three-year term position, ideally starting in June 2022, that will implement a spatially focused conservation … Continue reading →

The winds of 2022 remind us of the importance of using a cover crop on erodible soils. Todays topic addresses the management of a cover crop in establishing alfalfa.

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Please use this link to a KDOT Aviation survey. It doesn’t take long to complete but provides a great opportunity to weigh-in with your input on UAS in Kansas. https://kdot.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_czNdg3NcMBnW7VY

Saline County Conservation District Farm, 3421 E Water Well Road, Salina, KS Tour demonstration plots consisting of winter barley, spring oats, rye, winter triticale, annual ryegrass, spring triticale, and Reed canary grass. See results from a Crown vetch control trial using … Continue reading →