Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

By Ben Beckman Late summer always seems like a time when weeds can become quite noticeable in pastures.  Are you prepared to handle this late-summer nuisance? Perennial weeds like western ragweed, ironweed, and verbena, as well as annual weeds like horseweed, … Continue reading →

Hay market prices remain mostly steady for both alfalfa and grass hay. Demand is fair to good however trades remain slow for grinder hay and ground and delivered. Most Producers report hot and dry conditions continuing with many dryland crops, … Continue reading →

Grasshoppers increasing in Western Kansas; Fall Webworm; Fall Armyworm; Worms, Worms, Worms (Fall armyworm, armyworm, Alfalfa caterpillar); Grasshoppers; and the Bug Joke of the Week. READ MORE

Join us for any or all days of this Four Day Grazing Seminar with Jim Gerrish in Salina, KS on September 7th-10th!   Registration each day is from 8:00AM – 9:00AM and the workshop is from 9:00AM – 4:00PM.    This … Continue reading →

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In June of 1991, a meeting was called by representatives of state and national agricultural, conservation, wildlife, and scientific organizations leading to the establishment of the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative. Twenty-two states were represented at the meeting. During this first … Continue reading →

Hay market prices remain mostly steady for alfalfa and steady for grass hay. There has been great concern over the worsening drought in Kansas. Producers state that things are getting pretty dry and, in some cases, if they do not … Continue reading →

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 →