Wheat pastures are widely used to overwinter stocker cattle in the southern U.S. From a mineral perspective, wheat provides marginal to sufficient levels of phosphorus and magnesium and is high...

The USDA average November price for alfalfa fell from $156 to $150 per ton. This is the lowest November price since 2010 and was $32 below the November 2014 value...

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In this day and age there is a tendency to list and/or rank virtually everything (just look at the bottom of many web pages or watch ESPN for five minutes). Such exercises often make for good di...

If you weren't able to attend the Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium held earlier this month in Reno, Nev., over 30 of the presentations are now available on video for web viewing. Proceedi...

Most states did not file reports last week because of the Christmas holiday. When no report was available, prices were carried-over from the previous week. Hay sales and demand remain steady, tho...

There are strong opinions on whether grasses should or shouldn't be included when seeding alfalfa. There certainly are advantages and disadvantages regardless of which approach is taken...

Weather conditions in 2015 across many regions of the U.S. ranged from early monsoons to late summer dryness. That, of course, excludes Southern California where the ongoing drought continues to...

Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB per ton (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of the day on Friday, December 18. Large ranges for a particular grade and state are often indicative of location and/or bale type differences. Also check the USDA Hay Market Prices for additional...

eHay Weekly contributor and author of the Hoyt Report, Seth Hoyt, kicked-off this year's Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium with a hay situation outlook for the West. Here is some of...