Cows in the stable eat hay. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #322327093 - Lukas)

High quality hay after calving a must

Rain in late May and early June delayed alfalfa harvest for many producers in southwest Kansas. The first cutting like pictured in this field will likely go for grinding hay due to the excess moisture. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

State-By-State Hay Markets

A tractor is towing a merger on a cut alfalfa (hay) field. (iStock │ #477657325 - BanksPhotos)

Area Hay Prices

Road ditch hay bales. (Photo by Troy Walz.)

Kansas Hay Report

Hay bales (Journal photo by Jennifer M. Latzke)

State-By-State Hay Markets

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

Area Hay Prices

Cattle in winter beside bails of hay (Photo: iStock │ #152996510 - knapjames)

Kansas Hay Report

Beautiful summer sunrise over fields with hay bales. (Adobe Stock │ #451660073 - Piotr Krzeslak)

Three ways to be more profitable making hay