Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

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 →

Agricultural producers who have coverage under most if not all their crop insurance policies are eligible for a premium benefit from the USDA only if they planted cover crops during the 2022 crop year. To receive the benefit from the … Continue reading →

Ag groups that represent thousands of farmers and farmer-owned cooperatives will be harmed by the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to eliminate all tolerances of chlorpyrifos if illegal actions are taken towards this agency. These particular ag groups are frustrated with … Continue reading →

One live webinar will be offered per month along with “work at your own pace” materials that accompany each webinar. Each webinar will be offered live on Zoom at 7 P.M. and feature presentations in a 90-minute span. Attendees will … Continue reading →

Alfalfa is the 3rd or 4th ranked value crop produced in the US, yet it often gets treated and managed in an inferior way. Today 2MT takes a look at prioritizing this valuable crop. Please click on the link to … Continue reading →

The fall of 2021 was a hard year for brome growers. In many of the late-harvested fields when plants were starting to regrow, the armyworms were everywhere in eastern Kansas. Some fields were sprayed with insecticides while the brome was … Continue reading →

As China is the source of many of our livestock supplies, the cost of vitamin supplementation has taken a significant upward turn. According to Jaymelynn Farney, an extension beef specialist with Kansas State University has led to a more strategic … Continue reading →

[MANHATTAN, KANSAS, January 31, 2022] – Several Kansas Forage and Grassland Council (KSFGC) members participated, presented, and won awards and competitions at the recent American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) Annual meeting in Wichita, January 9 – 12, 2022. “This … Continue reading →

The University of Kentucky received a grant to determine hay perceptions in the equine market, including package size, hay type, and perceived quality. This survey will provide insight into the national horse hay market from the perspective of hay producers. … Continue reading →