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
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
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
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
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
· California's Department of Water Resources had good news from their first media-oriented snow survey last week. Not only was mountain snow depth above the long-term average, but also th
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. USDA’s final estimate of alfalfa hay acres in California in 2015 was 790,000, the lowest alfalfa hay acres since
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. According to the Dairy Marketing Branch in the California Department of Food and Agriculture, dairies in California
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. In the past few weeks, a few hay export companies in the West have been aggressively looking for and purchasing alfalfa
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. Sources in central California report that fewer acres of alfalfa hay are being planted for the 2016 season. Wheat plantin
With the forecast for cold weather and snow in the Western states during the coming week, hay growers are hoping for more of the same in the weeks ahead. Growers in the West who are sitting on l
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. In the past year, the difference between Supreme and Fair alfalfa hay prices delivered into Central California dair
By Glenn Shewmaker Extension Forage Specialist University of Idaho Meadow voles are wreaking havoc in southern Idaho! Large acreages are set up for a potential 25 to 50 percent
Visits to New York, Georgia and Michigan By Ev Thomas Agronomist Oak Point Agronomics, New York With the exception of the New York City metro area, the entire state got a hard frost on Oc
Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB per ton (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of the da
by Marvin Hall Extension Forage AgronomistPenn State University by Emily GlunkForage Extension SpecialistMontana State University by Ray SmithExtension Forage SpecialistUniversity
Road Trip - putnam by Dan Putnam, Extension Forage Agronomist, University of California-Davis, Production has ceased in the Intermountain alfalfa fields, but still continues in th
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. In 2003 there were 610,000 acres of almonds in California compared to 1,090,000 acres of alfalfa hay. In 2015 there
