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Hay, Range & Pasture NewsWinter grazing opportunitiesBy Richard C. Snell Barton County Extension Agent, agriculture As our growing season winds down, it's time to plan and assess our winter grazing options. [Read More] Grazingland Sustainability initiative available statewideSouth Dakota Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Grazingland Sustainability Initiative is being offered. The application deadline for this special, statewide initiative is being extended until Nov. 20. [Read More] Graziers to meet at Lake Ozark, Mo., Nov. 2 and 3Missouri Topics ranging from the size of cows used for grazing pastures to studying dung beetles as indicators of grassland health are on the agenda for the annual meeting of the Missouri Forage and Grassland Council, Nov. 2 and 3, at the Lake of the Ozarks. Keynote speaker Kirk Gadzia will discuss "Managing for Healthy Land, Healthy Animals and Happy People." [Read More] "Grass farmers" let livestock do the work"(Grass farming) is not labor intense and it's not equipment intense. It's basically using the animals to do the work for you," said a Nebraska grass farmer at the Nebraska Grazing Conference. Both John McGlynn of Knox County and Randy Jenkins of Custer County own and manage custom grazing operations. [Read More] Rain eliminates late cutting, raises worries about winter hay qualityArkansas There's been too much of a good thing for the state's hay producers: water. "We've probably had only about three weeks of good hay-curing weather this whole season," said Joe Vestal, Lafayette County Extension staff chair for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. [Read More] Advertisement
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Hay selling mostly steadyIn Nebraska and the East River area of South Dakota, compared to last week limited sales trending mostly steady. Demand And trade activity very light. [Read More] Most hay selling steadyIn Nebraska and the East River area of South Dakota, demand and trade activity very light. Ground and delivered hay trading steady. Pellet sales steady, with light demand and trade activity, according to the USDA-Market News Service, Oct. 23. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted. [Read More] Although steady prices, hay moving slowIn Nebraska and the East River area of South Dakota, limited sales trending mostly steady. Demand and trade activity very light. Ground and delivered hay trading steady. [Read More] Hay trade mixed, most prices remain steadyIn Nebraska and the East River area of South Dakota, few sales trading steady to weak. New sales area a minimum. Demand and trade activity is light. [Read More]
Alfalfa selling steadyIn Kansas, the hay trade is slow. Demand is moderate for dairy and stock cow alfalfa, alfalfa pellets, grinding alfalfa and grass hay, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Oct. 27. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted. Southwest: [Read More] Advertisement
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