Oct. 31, 2017
October 3, 2017• U.S. alfalfa exports through July were up 21.3 percent compared to 2016.• Holstein cows in California were fed 7.03 pounds (dry matter) of alfalfa hay per day during the sec...


Oct. 24, 2017
Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected stat...


Sept. 26, 2017
September 5, 2017• The University of California will be hosting an Alfalfa and Forage Field Day at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier, Calif., on September 20. It look...


Aug. 29, 2017
August 1, 2017· In USDA’s recent cattle inventory report, the number of calves totaled 36.3 million head. That’s a jump of 3.5 percent from last year and signals larger slaughter cattle supp...


July 25, 2017
July 11, 2017• Timothy is a hot commodity right now. Export prices for timothy hay are up over $100 per ton compared to last year, according to The Hoyt Report.• North Dakota State University has...


July 4, 2017
July 4, 2017· A bit surprising: The USDA June Acreage report forecasts a 1.3 percent rise in U.S. alfalfa acres for 2017. All-hay acres rise by only 0.1 percent.·...


June 27, 2017
June 6, 2017· Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness, a marketer and distributor of crop protection, seed, and nutritional products, has announced an agreement with S&W Seed Company to prov...


June 6, 2017
2017 National Forage Week...


May 30, 2017
A hearty congratulations to University of Georgia forage specialist Dennis Hancock for receiving the 2017 Walter Barnard Hill Award...


April 18, 2017
April 4, 2017· All-hay acres in the U.S. are expected to total 52.8 million in 2017. That’s a drop of 1 percent from last year, according to USDA’s Prospective Plant...