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2022

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Fertilizer

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Bermudagrass Under Different Fertility And Harvest Management Practices, B. C. Pedreira, D. Helwig, M. Haywood, J. K. Farney, G. Sassenrath Jan 2022

Bermudagrass Under Different Fertility And Harvest Management Practices, B. C. Pedreira, D. Helwig, M. Haywood, J. K. Farney, G. Sassenrath

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A second year of a bermudagrass fertility study was conducted at the K-State Research and Experiment Station outside of Columbus, KS, in 2021. The purpose of the study was to simulate forage producers’ practices of managing bermudagrass and determine how each practice affected forage production and quality.


Impact Of Fertility And Mowing On Crabgrass Quantity And Quality For Hay Production In Southeast Kansas, B. C. Pedreira, D. Helwig, M. Haywood, J. K. Farney, G. Sassenrath Jan 2022

Impact Of Fertility And Mowing On Crabgrass Quantity And Quality For Hay Production In Southeast Kansas, B. C. Pedreira, D. Helwig, M. Haywood, J. K. Farney, G. Sassenrath

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A crabgrass variety trial comparing Quick-N-Big and Mojo crabgrasses was conducted in 2021 at the K-State Experiment Station outside of Columbus, KS. The trial evaluated forage quantity and quality under different fertilization and harvest management practices.


Fertilization Management To Improve Stockpiled Tall Fescue In The Fall, B. C. Pedreira, D. Helwig, M. Haywood, J. K. Farney, G. Sassenrath Jan 2022

Fertilization Management To Improve Stockpiled Tall Fescue In The Fall, B. C. Pedreira, D. Helwig, M. Haywood, J. K. Farney, G. Sassenrath

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

In 2019 and 2021, a tall fescue fertility study was conducted at the K-State Experiment Station near Columbus, KS. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of summer fertilization on forage quality and quantity in stockpiled fescue. If a producer can stockpile high-quality forage for late fall and early winter grazing, protein supplementation may not be necessary for fall calving cows.