Alfalfa will quit growing after the first hard freeze (when temperatures reach below 26°F), which in Kansas occurs on average around October 15 but can be as early as October 1 or as late as November ...
Dwight Kitzen has been doing circles the past few weeks, going as fast as he can on first the swather and then the baler. He’s playing catch up thanks to the weather. Kitzen, 57, should be irrigating ...
JUNEAU – Dodge County farmers plan to harvest about 32,000 acres of hay this year. However, unseasonably high temperatures in March combined with numerous frosty mornings in April have confounded the ...
Another week of cooler than normal temperatures and rainfall slowed the second cuttings of hay and alfalfa by a few days. Hall County Extension Leader Tom Drudik said cutting resumed over the last ...
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Alfalfa weevils are an annual pest to alfalfa fields, causing damage typically during the first cutting of alfalfa. However, in recent years, weevil pressure in South Dakota and ...
Colorado—In the Sept. 21 report, compared to last report, trade activity and demand light. Corn silage harvest is in full swing, reducing trade activity on new hay. Buyers in the northern part of the ...