A field where rye had been planted to use for grazing and/or hay before it was hailed on June 22, 2025. Before the hail, the rye was upright and green. Photo by Delaney Pohl

Managing hail-damaged pastures, alfalfa, and annual forages

  • By Gary Stone & Brock Ortner │ Nebraska Extension
Young limousin cows on a pasture at a fence. (Adobe Stock │ #322324673 - yvonne)

Pasture renovation project field days will highlight interseeding sudangrass

Simple math and MU Extension ag business forage budgets can help you calculate production costs of making your own hay. Photo courtesy of Rachel Hopkins.

Use simple math to find your hay cost

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.)

State-By-State Hay Summary

Prices steady for Kansas hay despite light demand and moderate trade

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)

Area Hay Prices July 12, 2025

Windrow damage is part of this week’s Pasture and Forage newsletter from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (Photo by Shutterstock and courtesy of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.)

Managing windrow disease in alfalfa 

Forage Field Day in western Iowa to focus on summer annuals