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State-By-State Hay Markets

New Mexico—In May 8 report, compared to the last report, the hay market appeared steady to firm. Colorado—In May 21 report, compared to the last report, trade rade activity very light. Demand good to very good on both old crop and new crop hay.  The next available report will ... Read More



Hay bales (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)
Hay bales (Photo: Sydney Peterson, West Des Moines, Iowa)
Producers can reduce hay loss with proper storage, says University of Missouri Extension specialist Charles Ellis. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Spradley, MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)
Hay bales (Photo: courtesy of Iowa State University's Iowa Beef Center)
Beautiful summer sunrise over fields with hay bales. (Adobe Stock │ #451660073 - Piotr Krzeslak)
Hay bales (Photo: Sydney Peterson, West Des Moines, Iowa)
Hay bales dot a meadow near Madison, Arkansas. 2024 file photo. (UADA image by Mary Hightower)

Drought has ranchers playing a waiting game

  • By Mary Hightower │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Milo producers and MU employees William Lee, left, and his father, Rusty, right, are researching the use of scrapped milo byproducts as a high-energy winter feed when supplemented by protein and other nutrients. (Photo by Linda Geist)

Does ‘tabletop silage’ have potential?

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension