Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

Question: Purchase Hay or Sell A listener asks the team of experts if they are better off to grow their own hay or purchase it from someone else. Listen in as the group discusses the financial considerations for that decision … Continue reading →

Evaluating Fall Alfalfa Stands, Adding Grass to Thinning Alfalfa, and Inoculants for Corn Silage. https://extensionalmanac.unl.edu/hay-and-forage-minute EVALUATING FALL ALFALFA STANDS – Ben Beckman Were you expecting more from your alfalfa yields from the first cuttings? Is it time to renovate, start … Continue reading →

Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist COW-CALF CORNER Newsletter – Drought is a possibility in all climates and environments. When I was in Arkansas the driest year on record for my location was right at 30 … Continue reading →

Correcting acidic soil conditions through the application of lime can have a significant impact on crop yields, especially for alfalfa. Since seeding alfalfa is expensive and a stand is expected to last for several years, getting lime applied and acidity … Continue reading →

We’ve been hearing from folks about the dire situations they’re experiencing this summer and the very real decisions they are faced with. We believe so much in the ag community and if you have been wanting to offer support to … Continue reading →

Hay market prices remain mostly steady for alfalfa and steady for grass hay. Trade remains steady, although some area trades have slowed, demand remains good. Rains this season have produced a lot of grinding quality hay which is contributing to … Continue reading →

Hay market prices remain steady for both alfalfa and grass hay while demand was fair to good. The southwest and south-central regions have seen a slowdown in sales of grinder hay, and although there were no price changes, the feeling … Continue reading →

Join us for the sixth annual Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth being held Thursday, August 26 in Manhattan, Kansas. The event will run from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. with registration starting at 8:00 a.m. A separate, virtual FEED … Continue reading →

Hay market prices were steady for alfalfa and mostly steady for grass hay while demand remains good. Producers report they are extremely busy trying to stay ahead of everything that needs to be done this time of year. Most are … Continue reading →

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