Forage Crops

2025 1-29 Moo University / Northern Plains Forage Association Forage Webinar Series
Beef, Cow Calf, Forage Crops, Iowa, Midwestern Region, Regional Roundup

Forage topics on tap for webinar June 18

The I-29 Moo University forage webinar series continues with topics including a spring forage outlook and safety when using round bales. Read More

Forage Crops, Hay Market News, Hay Range Pasture, Hay Report, Markets, State-by-State Hay Market

State-By-State Hay Summary

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.)
Forage Crops, Hay Market News, Hay Range Pasture, Hay Report, Kansas Hay Market, Markets

Hay demand light, trade moderate in Kansas



Hay bales (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)

Area Hay Prices June 7, 2025

John Deere has launched its new F8 and F9 self-propelled forage harvesters. (Courtesy photo.)

Deere launches new F8 and F9 self-propelled forage harvesters

Bee Khim Chim joined the OSU Extension Soil, Water, Forage and Laboratory as its new director in January 2025. The lab receives 58,000 samples for analysis each year. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Soil, Water and Forage Laboratory offers quick, inexpensive testing for smart ag management

  • By Gail Ellis │ Oklahoma State University Extension
A grasshopper clinging to a grain stalk. (iStock │ #186865286 - Spauln)

Daily Cash Bids June 6

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)

Area Hay Prices, May 31, 2025

Prospects for a good hay production season hinge on moisture and the amount of fertilizer applied. That decision will vary from producer to producer. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

State-By-State Hay Summary

Hay bales (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)

Kansas hay trade moderate despite light demand

The center pivot irrigation system at the Oklahoma State University McCaull Research and Demonstration Farm will be one of the topics discussed at this year’s Panhandle Crops & Forages Field Day in Eva. The Aug. 31 event kicks off the fall field day events with topics like sorghum varieties, nitrogen management, soil moisture monitoring and managing spider mites in corn. (Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture.)

Crop progress reports for the week ending May 25, 2025