Hay bales (Photo: Sydney Peterson, West Des Moines, Iowa)

Area Hay Prices

Cattle - forage (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)

Planning for spring annual forages

  • By Jerry Volesky │ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Pasture field in Rosebud, Mo., May 2024. Photo by Rudra Baral.

Looking to 2026

Cattle - forage (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)

Deadline nears to sign up for Nebraska Extension cattle and forage production systems program

Hay bales (Photo: courtesy of Iowa State University's Iowa Beef Center)

State-By-State Hay Markets

Extra forage can be baled into late summer and early fall, but the hay’s lower nutrient levels later in the season might not be worth the time and expense. (Photo: Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture)

Kansas Hay Report

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.)

Area Hay Prices

USDA announces Benavidez as chief economist