Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight.In some Western states, hay supplies are down from a year ago, according to sources. This was evident in California and we...

Just in case reading eHay Weekly wasn’t on your Top 10 “to do” list every Tuesday morning of the past year, here’s a chance to catch up with the most-read articles that came through your inbox...

Broadcast seeding in late winter, or frost seeding, is a widely used strategy to bolster pasture productivity or add new species to the forage mix.Though not as reliable as seeding with a drill, frost...

And the beat goes on with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) mandate to require electronic logging devices (ELDs) for commercial motor vehicles. The December 18, 2017, deadline was e...

Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table b...

December 5, 2017• Results from two more corn hybrid silage performance trials are now available: Minnesota and New York/Vermont.• The University of Georgia has published a new bulletin on Managing...

This is always on the Top 10 question list this time of year. To be honest, it won’t be answered here because there’s still a multitude of unknowns that are . . . well . . . unknown.What can be do...

Photo: University of CaliforniaThere are some weed species that every forage producer should know. Dodder is one of them.This unique, parasitic plant has no leaves or chlorophyll. Rather, it prefers t...

Center pivot irrigation hasn’t been left behind in the march toward more site-specific field management. At last month’s Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium in Reno, Nev., Troy Pete...

Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight.The pounds of alfalfa hay fed in milk cow rations in California in the third quarter of 2017 dropped to 7.06 pounds per he...