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
A Japanese company recently announced plans for investing $14 million to expand hay-storage facilities and a hay-cubing operation at the Port of Pasco in Washington State....More
Who says winter is the slack season on farms and ranches? Here’s a quick look at the activities and events planned for coming months by some of the country’s premier hay and forage organizations:...More
After peaking this summer, demand for high-quality horse hay appears to be backing off a bit in the southeastern U.S., reports hay grower Clayton Geralds of Geralds Farms in Munfordville, KY....More
Grant funds totaling $250,000 will help 53 horse-welfare organizations and animal-control agencies in 19 states buy hay for at-risk horses. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) awarded the money in response to this year’s hay shortages....More
Alfalfa and pest management as well as tips on handling drought effects, will be among topics presented at the Feb. 5-6 Mid-America Alfalfa Expo & Conference. It will be held at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds, Kearney, NE....More
A New York-based company known for developing a unique hay drying process has launched a grassroots, Web-based campaign to raise funds for independent nutrition research on its end products....More
Prolonged drought has made surplus hay a rarity in many parts of South Carolina in recent years. This year, though, the weather cooperated for many, and growers like Tyler Crocker have product to sell....More
Dairy-quality alfalfa-hay sales have slowed considerably in recent weeks in Oklahoma and neighboring states despite the fact that prices are down slightly from last year’s record levels. So says hay grower and dealer Brandon Drinnon, of Drinnon Hay in Taloga, OK....More
The hay supply is down nearly by half in Wisconsin, even though the dairy-forage reserve – including corn silage – is adequate, said Dan Undersander....More
Strong demand for high-quality hay among local horse owners has left Utah alfalfa grower Darryl Lehmitz in an unusual position for this time of year. He’s all sold out....More
Still scrambling to find hay before the winter-feeding season sets in? Check out online hay directories based in the southeastern U.S. Although drought conditions crimped hay production in parts of that region this summer, timely rains in other areas allowed for a surplus....More
Declining production in central Oregon is putting upward pressure on prices for small square bales of alfalfa hay, reports Tumalo, OR, hay grower and blogger Frank Maricle...More
National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance (NAFA) members will be returning to the nation’s capital early next year for the group’s third-annual Washington, D.C. Fly-In....More
Expect a “very dull” winter hay-marketing season in Michigan, says Jerry Lindquist, hay-marketing specialist with Michigan State University Extension. “It’s not because of the prices, which are at historical highs, but because there is so little hay left.”...More
Kansas hay prices remain in a holding pattern, despite extremely dry weather that hampered 2012 hay production, reports John Waechter of Waechter Grain and Hay in Emporia....More
Don’t look for hay prices to fall off from currently high levels anytime soon, say analysts with the Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC) in Fort Collins, CO....More
It’s been a year of ups and downs for Dansville, NY, hay grower Phil Saunders, owner of Sugar Creek Farm. On the production side, he fought armyworms; drought and a severe, late-season weed outbreak....More
As grain harvest and fall fieldwork wrap up, hay-marketing traffic on the Nebraska Alfalfa Marketing Association’s (N.A.M.A.) Web site has slowed in recent weeks, reports the group’s executive director Barb Kinnan....More
Irrigating was definitely worthwhile during Idaho’s extremely dry 2012 hay growing season, says Will Ricks, owner of RIC Farms LLC in Monteview....More