Marketing Archive
Hay Prices Hold At Low Levels
In a few states, prices for high-quality alfalfa hay have moved up or down slightly in recent weeks. But overall they're holding mostly steady at below-normal...
Deere Recalls Many Ottumwa Workers
Most of the manufacturing employees laid off at the John Deere Ottumwa Works this past June are being recalled, according to the company. A total of 452 employees will start back to work the end of November, a month before the company's annual holiday shutdown that begins Dec. 23 ...
Dairy Hay Bargains Abound
Dairy producers looking for hay should be able to find what they need at reasonable prices. The lowest prices in USDA's reporting network are in Iowa,...
Hay Prices Are Mired In Summer Slump
Hay prices are at seasonal lows, having weakened slightly from those reported in May and running well below year-ago levels in most areas. In a few states,...
Custom Bale Conversion Business Caters To Customers
An Elgin, OK, hay marketer hopes to create a kind of fast-food chain for livestock by expanding its sister company appropriately called McHay which converts...
Direct Loans Now Available To Farmers
A total of $760 million is now available for direct loans to farmers, announced Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack in West Salem, WI, last week. The funds are available from the Supplemental Appropriations Act. “President Obama provided a welcome boost to rural economies around the country when he signed the Supplemental Appropriations Act, because it has critical funds that will enable local producers to access necessary capital...
Deere Ottumwa Works Announces Temporary Layoffs
Nearly 500 production employees at the John Deere Ottumwa Works, Ottumwa, IA, will be laid off until later this year “to ensure that factory production is aligned with market demand,” according to Deere & Company. A total of 494 will go on indefinite layoff effective June 29; another 195 will face periodic inventory adjustment layoffs throughout the next several months...
A Break From The Weather
No doubt about it: Traipsing around an auction yard on a cold, windy winter day to examine a load of hay or straw before making a bid is no fun. Dealing...
Some Prices Hit Bottom
Alfalfa hay prices bucked the normal trend this year, weakening during the heavy winter feeding period. In some states, prices for top-end hay are at...
Copter Commerce
Some of Scott Jackson's clients get a fringe benefit other hay dealers can't offer: helicopter rides. Jackson buys hay throughout southern Idaho and northern...
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