Woody species encroachment threatens Kansas grasslands, beef herd growth

Kansas Ag Secretary Mike Beam says invasive woody species are threating the health of the state’s grasslands. He tells Brownfield research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shows that Kansas could lose forage for 157,000 head of beef cows. “That’s hard to imagine. Right now, we need to grow our beef herd, and we’re not going […]

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