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Rethink Extending Credit To Customers
With many of their customers struggling financially, commercial hay growers need to think about how they’re arranging financing deals and, in some cases, whether they want to extend credit at all, says Dawn Justice, president and CEO of the Idaho Bankers Association. ...
Forward-Contracting Fuel A Good Idea
While diesel fuel prices are expected to remain fairly steady through at least the first half of 2010, locking in prices on at least part of their fuel needs for the year is still good strategy for most ag producers, says Marty Wieland, director of energy risk management for Growmark, Inc., Bloomington, IL. ...
Without RR Alfalfa, Growers Face Challenges
Opposition to genetically engineered crops like Roundup Ready (RR) alfalfa and a lack of support for forage research, teaching and outreach are among the major challenges facing hay and forage growers in the U.S., according to Dennis Hancock, University of Georgia Extension forage specialist. ...
Snowstorm Slows RR Alfalfa Review
A major snowstorm’s to blame for the extended March 3 deadline to comment on the Roundup Ready alfalfa draft environmental impact statement (EIS), says Mike Pina, spokesperson for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). ...
Snows Welcome In California, But …
A series of storms brought much-needed rain and mountain snowfall to drought-stricken California in recent weeks. But it will likely be some time before hay growers and other farmers in the state see water allotments return to normal, says Rick Staas, CEO of the San Joaquin Valley Hay Growers Association, a cooperative with 275 members spread throughout the state’s Central Valley. ...
Dairy Hay In Demand At Tested Auctions
High-quality dairy hay appears to have been in short supply in the Upper Midwest during January, according to organizers and observers of quality-tested hay auctions in Wisconsin and Minnesota....
Grass-Seed Prices Remain Flat
Weak demand continues to hold a lid on grass-seed prices in many parts of the country. “In general, orchardgrass seed prices have slipped considerably from where they were a year ago,” says Steve Wallace, Midwest territory manager for Barenbrug USA. “Prices for other grasses are off marginally.” ...
Alfalfa Hay Prices Should Strengthen
A smaller-than-expected 2009 hay crop is one of several factors that will put upward pressure on alfalfa prices this winter and perhaps throughout the year, predicts Matt Diersen, South Dakota State University ag economist. ...
Hay Stocks Increase 3%
U.S. growers harvested slightly more hay last year than in 2008, and less was fed last summer and fall due to lower cattle numbers. The result was 3% more hay stored on farms going into this winter than at the start of the previous one. ...
Design Feed Storage, Mixing Site
Consider building a single site to store all feed needs, suggests John Tyson, Penn State Cooperative Extension ag engineer. For one thing, it ...
Alfalfa Still Makes Cents For Dairies
Even with milk prices slumping dramatically earlier this year, dairy producers have been reluctant to replace high-quality alfalfa hay in their rations with other ingredients, preliminary results from a survey of Idaho dairies reveal. ...
RR Alfalfa EIS Ready For Comments
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced Monday that it has completed work on the long-awaited draft environmental impact statement (EIS) evaluating the potential environmental effects of ...
Horse Hay Sales: Better Times Ahead
A shrinking U.S. horse population is playing a role in the lackluster horse hay sales reported by hay growers and dealers in many parts of the country during 2009....
Midwestern Hay, Straw Prices Mixed
Small square hay bale prices in the Midwest were up 19% compared to those of a week earlier, according to the Weekly Hay Market Demand and Price Report for the Upper Midwest...
Texas Hay-Buying Group Makes A Difference
A non-profit agency’s effort to help buy affordable hay this fall for livestock producers in 10 drought-stricken Texas counties has been a success by just about every measure....
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