I was destined to love Christmas. With the name “Joy,” how could I not? For so much of my life, I believed that the reason I loved Christmas was some delicate balance of gifts and decor, and the wide variety of sweet treats, but as an adult, I see there’s so much more.

Reading is one of my favorite pastimes. It has been my entire life. I think my love for writing really derived from my love for reading. Reading a good story makes it so easy to appreciate well-constructed words. How those words bring to life characters and add color and light to a subject is truly the mark of a good story for me and ultimately what determines a story worth my time.

Santa may be coming to town, and we are hoping he brings higher prices. While the markets seem to be slow, hay prices are relatively unchanged as winter begins to creep in. Take a closer look at prices and conditions in each region in the Progressive Forage Forage Market Insights column as of Nov. 13, 2024. 

“Follow the yellow brick road.” The line from the famous Wizard of Oz isn’t new to most of us, but I think the way we view it changes throughout our life. As a child, when I first heard or read that line, I was so relieved for young Dorothy that her journey seemed so easy.

Fall is settling in, and with it comes a better idea of what path prices will take over the winter. While July prices decreased slightly for the most part, there’s still many factors that could play into the settling of hay prices. Take a closer look at prices and conditions in each region in the Progressive Forage Forage Market Insights column as of Sept. 10, 2024.

For decades, the agricultural industry has been at the forefront of innovation, continually adapting to meet global demands and environmental challenges.

With more and more new crop being produced, the hay market is simmering with slow demand and slower trade happening across the country.