Forage Crops

Black Angus cow in tall fescue. (Adobe Stock │ #663974851 - jackienix)
Forage Crops, Hay Range Pasture

High nitrogen prices force a closer look at the numbers

Stockpiled tall fescue remains one of Missouri’s strongest competitive advantages in the beef industry. Read More

Cattle grazing at the Thompson Research Center near Spickard, Missouri. The center is owned and operated by Mizzou's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Photo by Kyle Spradley (Courtesy of the University of Missouri)
Agronomics, Alfalfa, Beef, Canola, Corn, Cotton, Cow Calf, Dairy, Equine, Dairy, Sheep and Goats, Farmland, Forage Crops, Grain Sorghum, Land, Ranchland, Seedstock, Soybeans, Stocker, Sunflowers, Swine, Wheat

The path to profitability begins with better management

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.)
Alfalfa, Arkansas, Beef, Canola, Colorado, Corn, Cotton, Cow Calf, Dairy, Drought, Drought Monitor, Equine, Dairy, Sheep and Goats, Farmland, Feeder, Forage Crops, Grain Sorghum, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ranchland, Seedstock, South Dakota, Soybeans, Stocker, Sunflowers, Swine, Texas, USDA, Water, Weather, Wheat, Wyoming

Heat continues to be the story for much of the Plains

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

State-By-State Hay Markets

Extra forage can be baled into late summer and early fall, but the hay’s lower nutrient levels later in the season might not be worth the time and expense. (Photo: Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture)

Kansas Hay Report

Hay bales (Photo: Sydney Peterson, West Des Moines, Iowa)

Area Hay Prices

Sheep grazing in the forest. (iStock-#1161253754 │ Roman Kutsekon)

MU Extension to host grazing systems field day

Webinar explains new forage revenue protection insurance program

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.)

State-By-State Hay Markets

Kansas Hay Report

Information gathered from testing hay helps producers plan their supplementation strategy for the cattle cycle.(Courtesy photo.)

Area Hay Prices