Forage Crops

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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 activity very light. Demand good to very good on both old crop and new crop hay.  The next available report will be Ju... Read More



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
Hay is one of a number of items needed by producer-victims of recent wildfires. (Photo: Todd Johnson)
Square bales of alfalfa hay for cattle are lying on the field. (Adobe Stock │ #369798473 - malshak_off)
Hay (Photo courtesy MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)