Reducing Hay Waste When Feeding Beef Cattle
Large round bales dominate Kansas beef feeding for labor savings but cause forage waste if not managed. Key steps include feeding small amounts or using feeders, rotating well drained feeding sites, and using racks or hay rings to cut losses. Proper management lowers cost as hay prices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Alberto Bruce
Kansas State University
Hutchinson pushes higher cap on Equus Beds water fees
Hutchinson and other south central cities urged lawmakers to raise the 60 cent cap per acre foot on water from the Equus Beds Aquifer to 1.19 dollars. Hutchinson public works chief Dennis Clennan said rising monitoring and public education costs drive the request, while opponents fear new regulations for agriculture and dairies amid low commodity prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Hutchinson
Dennis Clennan
Hutchinson Public Works
Special Committee On Energy, Natural Resources and Environment
Equus Beds
Clennan
Halstead
Senate
House Environment Committee
Wichita
Kerri Ebert
The
Kansas Dairy Association
New Wind Farms Open in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania launches two new wind farms adding 24 megawatts and 16 turbines in the southwest. They will power over 8,000 homes and cut carbon dioxide by about 75 million pounds annually. Universities and firms buy 75 percent of the energy, expanding clean power east of the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon
Penn State
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Suburban Water Co
Eagle Inc
mid-Atlantic
Brent Alderfer
Community Energy Inc
Mississippi
John Hanger
PennFuture
Community Energy
Hanger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Franz Magneto & Electric, Inc
Cargill
Fulton Plaza
Garden City
Newwindenergy
San Francisco
California
Glenn Brank
State Department of Pesticide Regulation
Susan Kegley
Pesticide Action Network
Kegley
Fleming
Gatun City
Steady Tia
Elks National Foundation
East Fulton Street
Peeters
Wheat Lands
Red Baron
E. Kansas
NFL Football
Jesse Vargas
Big Daddy
Total Request
the Eagles Lodge N. Hiway
Jack Pepper