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Round bale silage a viable option when the baling window closes
When it comes to putting up hay, producers must deal with something they have absolutely no control over—weather.
- Now is a good time to winterize farm buildings and structures
- Combat cold weather nutritional stress in horses
- When grass isn’t doing it, supplementation can
- The reason for the season
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Assessing winter wheat for spring nitrogen application
Wheat requires good growth in both the fall and spring to realize its yield potential. In the fall, the wheat plant needs to develop a vigorous root system and several healthy tillers.
- Warm weather should not harm Kansas wheat crop
- Post-drought forage recovery discussed
- Mild weather causes concern for wheat crop
- USDA decodes corn defenses for improved pest resistance
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Assessing winter wheat for spring nitrogen application
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Cow-pieology 101: The straight poop on cattle nutrition
Cow pies serve an important purpose: they’re an indicator of bovine health and hay quality. A quick look at a fresh cow pie gives the trained observer a good idea of a cow’s diet and general health.
- Improved breeding helps meet demand for high quality beef
- Uniformity a worthy goal in cattle herds
- Specialist discusses limit-feeding hay
- Specialist discusses limit-feeding hay
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Cow-pieology 101: The straight poop on cattle nutrition
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Missouri soybean yield contest winners announced
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, congratulates Kip Cullers of Purdy, Mo., and Steve Riegel of Washington, Mo., for winning the irrigated and conventional categories of the Missouri Soybean Association yield contest.
- Gauging the farm’s financial success
- Spring Forage Conference set in Springfield Feb. 28
- Webster County ag conference set Jan. 28
- Tulsa County’s Richert honored by OSU Extension
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Missouri soybean yield contest winners announced
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Sjeklocha honored as Beef Cattle Veterinarian of the Year
Dave Sjeklocha, DVM, is the 2011 recipient of the Beef Cattle Veterinarian of the Year Award from the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
- Interest in meat goats is on the rise
- Gauging the farm’s financial success for 2011
- USDA grant helps veterans returning to farm
- Infiltration is the key when it rains
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Sjeklocha honored as Beef Cattle Veterinarian of the Year
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Improperly heated horse barns can cause health problems
Horse owners who use heated barns to keep water from freezing and to protect horses from cold temperatures during winter should remember supplemental heat can cause problems if used incorrectly.
- Horse owners need to be aware of EHV-1
- Equine-boarding checklists helps ensure happy horses and horse owners
- Analyze mare reproductive efficiency
- Rapid horse ration change can cause colic
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Improperly heated horse barns can cause health problems
