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Missouri producers can learn to successfully graze novel-endophyte fescues after they’ve eradicated toxic fescues – including Kentucky 31....More

Real costs associated with making and feeding hay will be the focus of an Alabama Cooperative Extension System webinar slated for 10 a.m. (CST), March 6. Bermudagrass physiology, production and management and economic factors affecting costs will be topics addressed. Alabama Extension agronomist Jennifer Johnson and Extension economist Walt Prevatt will be speakers. Questions can be emailed during the webinar, which will be recorded and can be viewed at any time after March 6....More

New University of Georgia (UGA) Extension videos, covering a variety of pasture and hayfield management topics, are now available on the Georgia Forages YouTube Channel, reports forage specialist Dennis Hancock....More

Until dairies show some profit, most of the West’s hay prices aren’t likely to get above $200-220/ton for early spring, dairy-quality hay. But California’s top-quality first-cutting hay could sell for $220-$230/ton (f.o.b. stack) in the Imperial Valley and $240-250/ton in central California....More

Nailing down a going price for all types of hay remains an elusive undertaking throughout Michigan this winter, says Phil Kaatz, Michigan State University (MSU) Extension area field crops specialist....More

Most of the hay prices listed below are identical to month-ago figures, but a few have edged upward. Trade has been mostly low in recent weeks due to high prices and lack of supply....More

A cohesive industry effort is needed to increase forages’ visibility to legislators and help secure sorely needed forage funding and staffing, according to speakers at the American Forage & Grassland Council Annual Conference, Jan. 7-8....More

Scarifying sod with a harrow or field drag can give the seed-to-soil contact needed to successfully broadcast-seed forages. But many drags are difficult to transport or too heavy or aggressive to be used with small-seeded forages, say two University of Arkansas Extension specialists....More

Low milk prices have been a key factor in keeping hay prices, especially alfalfa prices, from pushing even higher in many parts of the country this winter. That could change in the year ahead, according to Scott Brown, dairy economist with University of Missouri Extension....More

Prices for small square bales of alfalfa and alfalfa-orchardgrass hay have been picking up steam in recent weeks at Mike and Julie Hamilton’s Madison County Ag Auction near Alton, IL....More

Continued strong export sales will likely lend support to alfalfa prices in the Pacific Northwest in 2013, according to a recent Hay Market Snapshot report from Northwest Farm Credit Services (NFCS)....More