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The Kansas Farm Bureau has created a Web site to help connect those who have hay/pasture with those who need it. You can access the site at:

http://www.kfb.org/hayandpasture.htm

Updated spreadsheets for Valuing Droughty Silage:
                                                              EXCEL version
                                                              Quattro version
 

Forage Options for Soybeans

Toxins
Aflatoxin Present in Dry-Land Corn: Situation is Manageable (PDF) 
A short summary of the current problems in northeast Kansas by Tim Herrman,
Sept. 5, 2002.

 Mycotoxins in Feed Grains and Ingredients (PDF)
 K-State fact sheet MF-2061 by Herrman et al., 1995

Minimizing Aflatoxin in Corn (PDF)
 Mississippi State University fact sheet 1563 by Erick Larson, 2001.

Mycotoxins in Feeds (PDF)
a Feedstuffs article by Whitlow and Hagler, 2002.

This is an excellent, in-depth reference. Sarah Muirhead, editor of Feedstuffs, graciously gave us permission to use this article on the drought website.  THANKS!

Forage Facts
Here are some items from the Forage Facts Handbook.  All are PDF documents.

Improving Silage Quality
Forage Sorghum Silage
Ammonia Treatment of Low Quality Forage

Grazing Corn Residue
Methods of Leasing Crop Residue for Forage
Estimating Crop Residue Available for Grazing
Cattle Grazing and Soil Compaction

Nutritional Requirements for Beef Cows
Forage Sampling and Analysis
Relative Feed Value Measures Forage Quality

Small Grain Cereals for Forage
Summer Annual Forages
Summer Annual Forages: Utilization

Nontraditional Forages as Emergency Feedstuffs
Emergency and Supplemental Forages
Utilizing Crabgrass as Forage             

The complete Forage Facts Notebook is available through K-State Research and Extension's Distribution office.


Grasshoppers are causing problems in western Kansas. The June 21 Issue of Crop Watch from the University of Nebraska has a good review of control options for grasshopper control in field borders.

Additional information can be found on the Wheat page, where there is information on Agronomy, Economics & Budgets and Pests and Diseases.

 

Latest Update:  08/26/2003

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