Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

ESBON, Kan. — The Kansas Soil Health Alliance is a recently-formed nonprofit organization that has been established to be a trusted partner and valuable soil health resource for Kansas growers. The Kansas Soil Health Alliance is led by a board of … Continue reading →

Conference planning is ongoing but there will be something for ALL KANSAS FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS! Tentatively there will be four workshop sections including, Winter Feeding Management, Grazing Cover Crops and Residues, Regenerative Grazing, and Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration … Continue reading →

SALINA, Kan. – Do you know how that playground equipment at the park down the street was purchased? Or the new sign leading visitors to a local landmark? How about initial money for a festival? In any community, chances are … Continue reading →

By Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist COW/CALF CORNER – As we are calving during the early spring with lush pastures we can often find mature cows that are in otherwise good condition and health with … Continue reading →

Hay market prices were mostly steady for all hay types; demand remains strong for alfalfa as supplies remain extremely limited in the southwest. However, thoughts are turning to the new hay season, with several contributors reporting new crop hay sales … Continue reading →

CRP Participants please follow your Conservation Plan of Operations and make sure you are not missing any maintenance for the year. Primary nesting season is April 15-July 15, therefore ground can not be disturbed. Please get any scheduled burns done … Continue reading →

  Kansas Range Youth Camp has been educating Kansas youth for over 50 years!   If you know an eligible student interested in ranching, natural resources, or wildlife, share this information with them to attend an educational event like no … Continue reading →

Agricultural law and taxation professor Roger McEowen of the Washburn University School of Law goes over the producer liabilities associated with prescribed pasture burning in Kansas…in general , state law gives producers good protection against liability claims from adjacent landowners, … Continue reading →

SALINA, KANSAS, March 11, 2021‒‒Kansas producers have new funding opportunities to help address woody plant encroachment on targeted rangelands through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “Transitioning from productive rangeland to woody plant dominance is … Continue reading →

Photo by A. J. Tajchman Objective: The objective was to document the effects late-summer prescribed fire on soil cover, botanical composition, and forage production in the Kansas Smoky Hills and the associated effects on dense Caucasian bluestem (Bothriochloa bladhii) stands … Continue reading →