Awards will be given for the best legume hay, the best grass hay and the best mixed hay. Purdue Extension officials say this year's hay crop will likely be down because of cold weather in April and additional land being need for corn farming. The real long-term effect is still six weeks away, but it is fair to say that we need an excellent rest of the season to avoid the issue of high hay prices. Secondly, the freeze that we had in April had a major effect on different regions of the...

Governor Kathleen Sebelius has requested a federal agricultural disaster designation for every county that met the 30 percent crop production loss threshold because of an early April freeze that damaged wheat and alfalfa crops statewide. Department of Agriculture secretarial disaster declaration, farmers and ranchers will be eligible for emergency low-interest loans to cover up to 100 percent of actual production and physical losses. Kansas leads the nation in wheat producers and ranks...

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The reason the cattle are fed grass, hay and alfalfa is simple. Corn, a readily available food source in the United States, helps cattle gain more weight quicker than they would when fed grass on a small ranch, Andrews said. When the cud is swallowed, it goes back down into another stomach where the grass ferments. Their primary job is to act as big fermentation vats where bacteria and other organisms help break down the plant material such as grass, weeds, hay so the cattle can absorb and...

Hordes of little green eaters are infesting every weed patch, garden, alfalfa field and corn field in and around the city; the grasshoppers have come. Fremont is the victim of a mass invasion. Large scale nibbling was mounting Monday as the little monsters stripped every available green leaf in sight. It was impossible to even walk through front lawns without squashing a few with every step. Copyright 2007Fremont Tribune.