Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

Join other graziers from across the state of Kansas in a telephone conversation with grazing management experts Barry Barber, Gary Kilgore, and Keith Harmony on Monday, August 8th, 2022 from 7:30 to 9:00pm These informal discussions cover all aspects of … Continue reading →

Attention friend of Kansas Agriculture, The Kansas Department of Agriculture is asking for your assistance to participate in the 2022 Kansas Agriculture Workforce. If you have already completed this survey you may disregard this email and is thanked by all. … Continue reading →

Grass Tetany by Ben Beckman Fresh spring growth is welcomed by all who are producers looking for animal forage, although fresh spring growth can bring up grass tetany, Grass tetany is the result of low levels of magnesium in an … Continue reading →

Here is your weekly Kansas hay market report for the week ending April 2nd. As many areas in Kansas have experienced windstorms and thunderstorms this month, prices in last week’s hay market were rather steady. Read more here about this … Continue reading →

KSU’s Cottonwood District is hosting an educational meeting at 4:00 pm, April 19, at the K-State Ag Research Center, 1232 240 Avenue, Hays, KS. The meeting will feature Drs. Walt Fick and Keith Harmoney, KSU, along with Chip Redmond and … Continue reading →

Join other graziers from across the state of Kansas in a telephone conversation with grazing management experts Barry Barber, Gary Kilgore and Keith Harmoney on the second Monday of each month, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.  These informal discussions cover … Continue reading →

In the newly released segment “Fire Behavior,” David Kraft explains how fire behaves differently based on environmental factors and fuel types. Watch the entire Prescribed Burning video series, whose goal is to provide applicable resources that are helpful to utilize … Continue reading →

In an economy where the cost of almost all crop inputs have gone up dramatically, most producers are scrutinizing very closely all of their input costs. The cost for a bag of alfalfa seed with advanced genetics and stacked traits … Continue reading →

Benefits of Legumes by Ben Beckman Reducing in pasture can help anyone but don’t try to limit your profit from your pastures. Sometimes you need to invest and this spring you should consider legumes. As spring comes around and the … Continue reading →

W-L Alfalfas – Spring planting of alfalfa is underway or will be shortly. Weed pressure will likely be a factor. Take a couple of minutes to watch this weeks video clip that addresses weed control in our spring planted alfalfa.