April 19, 2016
Vanessa Corriher-OlsonForage SpecialistTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Most of Texas has had some rainfall this spring. However, the Panhandle, the rolling plains, and West Texas are abnormally dry or have moderate drought conditions. High winds and dry conditions have unfortunately increased chances for wildfires in those areas.In East Texas, pastures are bountiful with annual ryegrass and clovers. Some will soon be harvested for baleage or for hay. Small grain...


April 12, 2016
Seth Hoyt: Due to lower milk prices and limited amount of top-quality alfalfa hay, demand for early new crop alfalfa hay in central California is below normal...


April 12, 2016
Dan PutnamForage extension specialist University of California-Davis Nick ClarkExtension farm adviser, Hanford, Calif. Oli BachieExtension farm adviser, Holtville, Calif...


March 29, 2016
March 1, 2016 • NAFA (National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance) representatives attended more than 100 meetings to promote and educate Congressional members and agency officials during their recent D.C...


March 29, 2016
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. Speculation from growers is that the warmer than normal February caused alfalfa hay to grow faster than normal...


March 15, 2016
A press release on March 11, 2016, from U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) shows how the federal government is mismanaging the water run-off in California...


March 1, 2016
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight.Early season new crop alfalfa hay prices in California’s Imperial Valley are $20 to $25 per ton lower than new crop sale...


Feb. 23, 2016
In last Friday's USDA Cattle report, there were 92 million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of January 1. This was an increase of 3 percent from a year ago and is the highest cattle i...


Feb. 16, 2016
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. Dairies in the West have increased the use of alfalfa hay for dry cows, with the biggest turn-around in California...


Feb. 2, 2016
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight.According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, baled hay and straw exports from the West Coast from July through November 2015 were 3,582,640 short tons, up 7 percent from the same period in 2014. The main reason for the increase was a 31 percent increase in alfalfa hay exports to China and stronger alfalfa hay exports to the United...