Forage Crops

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Dry and hot weather story for the Southern Plains

Dry and warm weather dominating much of the country with some pockets of rain, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Read More

Hay bales on Tuesday, Mar 05, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)
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Area Hay Prices

Prospects for a good hay production season hinge on moisture and the amount of fertilizer applied. That decision will vary from producer to producer. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
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State-By-State Hay Markets

Square bales of alfalfa hay for cattle are lying on the field. (Adobe Stock │ #369798473 - malshak_off)

Kansas Hay Report

Deere introduces hands-free baling solution for improved productivity

Consider barley in the High Plains  

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Mixed bag of precipitation and heat dot the Plains

Hay bales (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)

State-By-State Hay Markets

Hay Bales (Photo: Laura McKenzie, Texas A&M AgriLife.)

Kansas Hay Report

The High Plains Aquifer provides 30 percent of the water used in the nation’s irrigated agriculture. The aquifer runs under South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Republican River Compact Administration meets Aug. 27

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Beneficial rain fell on the Northern Plains