Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight.Last fall it appeared that early new crop alfalfa hay prices in California in 2017 could be up $20 to $30 from a year a...

The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, the Oklahoma Farming and Ranching Foundation, and ITC Holdings Corp., in partnership with the Sand County Foundation...

Every year in the upper Midwest, alfalfa fields are at risk for winter damage or kill due to extended cold temperatures and ice sheetings...

Exposure to noise from loud farm machinery and animals, and the resulting hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ears) is just one of the many occupational hazards with which modern farmers have to...

Kubota Tractor Corporation introduces the latest member of the M-Series, the M6S-111 diesel tractor. Combining Kubota power and performance with economy, the M6S-111 is an ideal solution for cattle producers...

Here we go — the start of another growing season. In some areas of the U.S., the initial cutting of alfalfa is underway; for others, it is near, while some are just starting to watch the first signs of growing plants.The initial spring cutting of alfalfa can make or break a harvest season. It’s a fascinating study of how forage quality can change ever so quickly, or how it may change at a tortoise-like pace.Why?No cutting of alfalfa grows under the environmental...

April 4, 2017· All-hay acres in the U.S. are expected to total 52.8 million in 2017. That’s a drop of 1 percent from last year, according to USDA’s Prospective Plant...

It’s often the case that when cattle prices fall, producers look for cost-cutting measures. If you’ve got bermudagrass, cast your eyes somewhere other than nitrogen (N) fertilizer.That is the reco...

April is one of the two preferred times to plant cool-season perennial forages. The other time is in late summer.“The relative success of spring versus summer seeding of forages is greatly affected...

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 below) for selected states at the end of the...