Drought Affecting One-Third of Primary Hay Producing Areas

Hay marketers had plenty of USDA numbers to contemplate as 2018 got underway, according to Dave Natzke, editor at Progressive Publishing.

U.S. alfalfa exports continue at a record pace, year-end data showed a smaller 2017 hay harvest, new acres seeded to alfalfa in 2017 were the lowest in a decade, and on-farm hay inventories entering winter were the smallest in years.