Dec. 17, 2024
Josh Callen put it plainly: Growers are selling hay for 2019 prices while paying 2024 production costs. That’s how the author of the Hoyt Report set the scene for the Western market during his annua...


Dec. 16, 2024
Bermudagrass is one of the primary perennial forages produced in the Southeast, covering approximately 3 million acres in Georgia alone...


Dec. 3, 2024
As the sun sets on most hayfields for the season, USDA’s October Crop Production report predicted alfalfa and alfalfa-mixed hay production to be up 8% from last year...


Nov. 26, 2024
When I started working at Hay & Forage Grower, I got a front-row seat to all things alfalfa, from baling hay and chopping haylage to plant genetics and seed marketing. Little did I know I th...


Nov. 19, 2024
Reports of dry weather and drought conditions never seem to leave our newsfeed. Where one region receives much needed rainfall, another is slowly progressing from moderate to severe to extreme drought...


Nov. 18, 2024
Dry cows on a dairy farm remind me of Larry. They have no real obligations in life except to eat, drink, and take a nap. They are on a vacation from their normal vocation...


Nov. 15, 2024
I hear people talk about overgrazing in a lot of different settings...


Nov. 12, 2024
Making dry hay isn’t easy, especially in the humid regions. For many who choose this line of work, selling hay can be equally as challenging.Whenever I visit a hay farm — and there’s been...


Oct. 14, 2024
Sometimes an opportunity presents itself that is too good to pass up...


Oct. 9, 2024
When margins are tight and time is money, ranchers look for ways to cut costs and boost their bottom line...