Marketing
Directory Lists Colorado Hay For Sale
The 2010 edition of the Colorado Hay Directory is available to the public at no cost. “Hay is one of Colorado’s top crops, with nearly five million tons produced in 2009,” says Wendy White, marketing specialist for the Colorado Department of Agriculture...
How To Price Round Bales
Large round hay bales differ greatly in size and quality, and those differences must be considered when establishing a fair price, says David Dugan...
Hay Prices Hinge On May 1 Stocks
Heavy supplies of 2009 hay remaining on farms this spring could drag down prices growers get for their 2010 production, warns Matt Diersen, South Dakota State University ag economist...
Hay Marketing Year Ends Quietly
As the 2009-10 hay marketing year wound down last month, sales activity was light to moderate in most states. Demand for high-quality alfalfa outstripped the supply in many areas, but prices held mostly steady...
Getting Started With Social Media
It takes an Internet connection, a computer or phone – and about 15 minutes a day to start using social media, says Michele Payn-Knoper of Cause Matters Corp...
A Personal Look At Ag Forums
Hay & Forage Grower recently asked me, as a Georgia hay grower, to review Internet ag forums and offer my observations regarding the advantages, pitfalls and value of using them...
Editorial: Farmers Connect With Social Media
A little more than a year ago, Ohio farmer Mike Haley started experimenting with the social media forms called Twitter and Facebook – and became a part of an online Twitter discussion community called AgChat (see “Chatting About Ag”)...
Chatting Online About Ag
AgChat, a weekly moderated conversation on Twitter, was started a year ago by Michele Payn-Knoper of Cause Matters Corp...
Teff Grass Work For Dairies?
Teff, the warm-season annual grass that’s gained popularity the past several years, may be more than a good horse hay...
Steam-Cooked Hay For Horses
David Brumfield says steamed hay is soft and moist, and a customer told him horses love it...
