General Updates

By Joy Beam – King’s AgriSeeds, New Jersey Regional Coordinator Have you ever considered the depth of your hay fields portfolio? Just as diversity in business helps limit risk, diversifying your hay fields helps you weather the all-too-familiar challenges that come with making hay.  With many different forage species available, hay programs can easily be…

By David Hunsberger, Central Regional Coordinator What is pasture pruning?  Isn’t that just another way to say clipping?  No, according to Cliff Hawbaker, an innovative grazer near Chamberburg PA, the two should not be confused.  Hawbaker has been on the leading edge of many practices to improve dairy margins over the years.  We took the…

By Dale Stoltzfus and David Hunsberger, Kings AgriSeeds Inc. Are you tired of the traditional and sometimes limited income stream potential of your corn, soybeans, and wheat grain rotation?  Are you motivated to improve your probability of a successful whole farm crop yield even in a dry year?  Grain Sorghum may be the alternative crop…

Interrow seeder with dual tanks mounted on unit – one for UAN, one for herbicide application Penn State has been fine-tuning their Interseeder equipment for years now, testing cover crop seedings in replicated plots of standing corn throughout the Northeast, and they’re now offering it for sale. As cover cropping and no-tilling increasingly become priorities…

At King’s AgriSeeds we use a number of different seed coatings, both Conventional (CT) and OMRI-approved (OC), to improve seedling establishment and growth. As you look at our price sheet you will see another seed coating Yellow-Jacket (YJ). All of these coatings may come across as a little confusing, we’d like to take a minute…

By Rod Porter, Northern Regional Coordinator Some people think all corn is the same except for different maturities and different genetically engineered traits but most people realize there are many more differences in corn hybrids that make them unique. The corn hybrid line up of King Fisher and RedTail that we offer have been developed…

By Harold Schrock Carbon.  This is arguably the most important physical factor in all of life, and is the primary nutrient needed for plant growth.  There are several aspects of carbon that effect farmers.  In plants this material makes the bulk of the dry matter, in soils it is the bulk of the organic matter…

By Joy Beam As an annual that behaves like a biennial, Green Spirit, KF Allegro and other Italian ryegrasses can be placed strategically on livestock operations to capitalize on both yield and quality. They are ideal as silage or green chop for high producing dairy cows and produce impressive forage yields of exceptional high-quality feed.…

KingFisher Alfalfa with Organic Partner Grass Mix KingFisher alfalfas continue to stand out as the premier alfalfa varieties on the market. With consistent, high performance at the World Dairy Expo, this lineup of alfalfas is second to none. KF Enhancer II– Workhorse High yielder with excellent feed quality. Very eye catching variety with an excellent…

By David Hunsberger While in many cases we recommend harvesting small grains at flag leaf stage, in some situations soft dough harvest may be best. Soft dough is a very different stage of maturity from the Feekes scale stage 9 (flag leaf) preferred  for high producing dairy cows. The Feekes scale stops at 11 which…