INDUSTRY NEWS

Conference planning is ongoing, but there will be something for all Kansas forage and livestock producers.

The XXV International Grassland Congress (IGC) will be held May 14-19, 2023, in Covington, Kentucky. The congress will gather forage and grassland scientists, students, extension, industry and producers from around the world to share their research results and their experiences.

Rock River Laboratory Inc. announced the opening of Rock River Laboratory – Texas, a licensed local associate laboratory. Based in Edmonson, Texas, the new lab will provide animal nutrition analysis and support services.

University of Vermont (UVM) Extension recently received a $68,438 grant from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to work with farmers interested in trying “solar corridors” in their corn silage fields.

The Western Regional Agricultural Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP) is working to collect data from 13 Western states and four U.S. territories regarding the stressors that agricultural producers and workers experience.

Forages remained the third-leading U.S. crop in terms of total value in 2020 based on preliminary estimates in the USDA’s annual Crop Values report, issued Feb. 25.