Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

Many Kansas cattle operations rely on some type of harvested feed to use in the winter months and common among those sources is forage sorghum, millets, sorghum-sudangrass, and sudan. Forages in the sorghum family are prone to two different problems … Continue reading →

Old Hardtner School • Hardtner, Kansas 301 East Central/Hackberry Road/US 281 (Park on east side of building, Chickasaw Street) October 19-20, 2021 10 a.m. – October 19 (inside) • 9:30 a.m. – October 20 (field trip) Meals available (lunch and … Continue reading →

Fall Armyworms have been hitting many forage crops in Kansas, especially brome fields in Northeast and North Central Kansas according to forage growers coming by our booth at the Grass and Grain Farm and Ranch Show in Manhattan. More information … Continue reading →

Fall Thistle Control, Fall Armyworms, Using Soybean Residue for Forage and More . . .

Save $. Register Today! Early Bird Deadline Ends October 12! AITS 2021 will be held virtually (3 half-day sessions). Companies/Farms registering more than one person will receive a $150 discount per additional registrant. Register Early for NAFA’s 2021 Alfalfa Intensive … Continue reading →

Nathan Marker, Kansas rancher, shares about his experience with goats, multi-species grazing, rotational grazing and more in the latest KGLC blog! Multi-Species Grazing & More Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition provides blog posts once per quarter! This is made possible through our partnership with … Continue reading →

Bromegrass is one of the most important cool-season grasses in the eastern half of Kansas. It grows best during months with cooler weather, primarily March through June and September through November, becoming semi-dormant during the hot, dry summer months. However, … Continue reading →

Hay market prices are steady for alfalfa and grass hay. Demand is fair to good, with trades slow. Producers have been busy in the fields this past week finishing up haying, baling sudan and harvesting corn. According to NASS, corn … Continue reading →

RANGE_EAST – As we head into September, some producers are thinking about seeding winter cover crops in fields currently planted to corn. The successful establishment of winter cover crops is influenced by several factors that are discussed in a previous … Continue reading →

Hay market prices are steady for alfalfa and grass hay. Demand is fair to good, with trades slow. Southeast grass hay movement picked up a bit as buyers are purchasing to help supplement in droughted areas as well as laying … Continue reading →