Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

The weekly update on the Flint Hills wildland fires is provided in this segment. This report is provided weekly to keep stakeholders up-to-date on fires, smoke, and air quality in the surrounding areas. Click here to view more. You can … Continue reading →

The Forage & Grassland Foundation is offering scholarships in the amount of $1,000 for college students entering their sophomore, junior or senior year with a major related to the growing and/or feeding of forage to livestock.To find more information Click Here.Application Form Applications are due April 1, 2022.

Alfalfa seeding for spring is rapidly approaching and we want you to be prepared as well as possible. Today’s video clip brought to you by W-L Alfalfa looks at some spring seeding management practices that will aid in achieving a … Continue reading →

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 8:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. MST Hamilton County Fairgrounds Community Building • Syracuse, Kansas 806 S. Main, Syracuse, Ks Register Online Now At: pljv.org/salt-cedar-workshop

The weather experienced during the fall is crucial to determine the average level of forage yield. As warm and moist weather typically results in greater forage yield than cool and dry weather conditions, management practices also help maximize forage yield. … Continue reading →

Great Plains landowners are at a war with woody species as a shift in strategy is long overdue. Instead of chasing the invasion, WLFW is prioritizing prevention care for the best remaining intact grasslands in order to keep them productive … Continue reading →

Dairy quality alfalfa hay production is a goal many alfalfa producers desire to achieve. One of the biggest detriments to achieving that goal is harvest delay. HarvXtra alfalfa varieties from W-L Alfalfas allow for up to a 10-day harvest delay … Continue reading →

To make grazing, haying or ensiling possible a plan must be in place in order for it to be successful. No matter what season planting takes place, it’s always important to have a plan. Once seeded our forages need about … Continue reading →

The cost of seeding a new stand of alfalfa is significant, so insuring it against stand failure is good advice and wisdom. Forage Stand Establishment Insurance is available through your Crop Insurance provider and grower cost is very reasonable. In … Continue reading →

The results of the 2021 Kansas Performance Tests with summer annual forage varieties are available, click here to view the results. Summer annual forage performance tests are conducted each year by the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. The objectives of the … Continue reading →