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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

Even with a drop in hay production, New York hay grower Brian Bootes was more than satisfied with how 2012 turned out....More

Supply-side pressure continues to hold prices on the high side at the weekly Cow Palace hay auction in Forest City, IA. “Because of the droughty conditions last year, there just isn’t a lot of hay out there in this area,” says auctioneer Rex Taylor of Rex Taylor Auction Services. “Overall, our volume this year is down about 30% compared to normal. As a result, prices are as high as I’ve ever seen them.”...More

As recent reports of hay thefts make headlines around the country, growers and livestock producers may want to consider installing low-cost, game-trail cameras in their hay-storage areas, says Brian Waddingham, executive director of the Coalition To Support Iowa’s Farmers....More

Gathering representative hay prices has been difficult due to unusually slow sales activity for this time of year. Supplies are tight and prices high, though they haven’t changed much in most of the country in recent weeks....More

An alternative approach to breaking down cellulose and hemicellulose molecules in corn stover biomass could cost less and expand possible end uses beyond cellulosic ethanol, according to new research....More

If baled at less than 30% moisture and properly protected, corn stover destined for cellulosic ethanol production will hold its quality during long-term storage, says Matt Darr, Iowa State University ag engineer....More

When it comes to marketing product, hay growers have traditionally been a pretty independent lot. But six hay growers from throughout Manitoba find that pooling resources to address various marketing concerns is worthwhile and then some....More

Truckers can still haul over-width loads of baled hay – thanks to an executive order extension by South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard....More

Despite a major production fall-off due to drought, 2012 was a good year overall for Nebraska grower Steve Rice....More

Even with high hay prices, last fall’s alfalfa seedings were below forage-industry expectations in many parts of the country. The question now: Will plantings this coming spring lead to a significant rebound in total alfalfa acres?...More

Hay growers and dealers will have fewer Western dairy clients in 2013. But hay export demand will be strong – especially alfalfa hay to China. That’s according to Seth Hoyt, market analyst and author of The Hoyt Report newsletter....More