Forage Crops

Baling hay in Faulkner County on May 16, 2025. Hay growers are trying to work between the raindrops, but are struggling this spring. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Kevin Lawson.)
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Kansas Hay Report

Kansas—This past week, hay movement during the Christmas week was slow but steady, with minimal new sales reported. Unseasonably warm weather conditions allowed many cattle to remain on grass and wheat pasture, which reduced overall hay demand and usage during the period, acco... Read More

MU Extension agronomist Tim Schnakenberg and dairy specialist Reagan Bluel urge forage growers to participate in the Ozark Empire Fair Hay Contest in Springfield. Photo courtesy of Tim Schnakenberg.
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State-By-State Hay Markets

Hay bales in a field at sunrise. (Adobe Stock │ #489362175 - Petr)
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Hay Report



Despite record low hay inventories in Texas in 2023, prospects for higher yields this hay season are being fueled by heavy rainfall across major production regions of Texas, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. (Texas A&M AgriLife)

State-By-State Hay Markets

Yields look promising as baling is starting on the first crop of hay across Central and East Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Area Hay Prices

Kansas Hay Report

Hay bales of all kinds and sizes were collected and stacked in four Animal Supply Points operated by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in response to the Smokehouse Creek, Windy Deuce and Grapevine Creek fires. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

State-By-State Hay Markets

Rain in late May and early June delayed alfalfa harvest for many producers in southwest Kansas. The first cutting like pictured in this field will likely go for grinding hay due to the excess moisture. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Area Hay Prices

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

Kansas Hay Report

Hay bales (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)

Arkansas Hay Verification Program seeking participants for 2026

A forage harvester works its way through an Oklahoma sorghum field in central Oklahoma. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)

Forage sorghum high value, especially in dairy nutrition