Pricing Forages

Forage Market Insights: Moisture conditions improving to start 2025

dave@agproud.com — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Here’s Progressive Forage’s look at factors impacting hay producers and markets as a new year gets underway.

Forage Market Insights: Putting a partial wrap on 2024

dave@agproud.com — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Larger harvests are impacting dry hay markets in many regions as 2024 comes to a close. On-farm hay inventories, new seeding estimates and production summaries for all forage crops will provide a clearer picture in early January.

How do moisture and composition affect feedstuff costs?

jasonwarner@ksu.edu — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

While understanding the impact of feedstuff dry matter is critical for making informed management decisions, we also must consider how differences in nutrient composition, in addition to dry matter, influence feedstuff cost scenarios.

Forage Market Insights: 2024 plans taking shape

dave@agproud.com — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Here’s Progressive Forage’s monthly look at factors impacting hay markets across the U.S.

You can farm, but you also need to manage your financials

bradley.guse@bmo.com — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:27:43 -0400

“Leave me alone and let me farm!” I’ve heard this from many a client over the years, sometimes in response to my request for timely financial reporting. But it is the wrong response.

Forage Market Insights: Positive signs for production

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:49:24 -0400

A slight increase in hay acreage and yield-boosting moisture conditions in some regions provide hope for increased forage production in 2023.

Forage Market Insights: 2023 cropping season coming into view

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:45:51 -0500

Forage Market Insights: New year starts with changing conditions

dave@agproud.com — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:45 -0500

Here’s Progressive Forage’s monthly look at factors impacting hay markets for January 2023.

Forage Market Insights: There’s hay in the manger

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:14:13 -0500

Whether buying or selling hay, there’s plenty to unwrap as the calendar year comes to a close.

Forage Market Insights: Seasonal changes coming

dave@agproud.com — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:48:55 -0400

The Western drought sent regional hay prices higher, especially for dairy-quality hay. Demand from China pushed alfalfa exports to an 11-month high, but global sales of other hay continued to slump.

Three steps to increasing profit on your spring annual crop

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:22:55 -0500

These three management decisions can help boost your income on your spring annual crop by $50 to $100 per acre.

How much is a forage worth to a dairy cow?

weiss.6@osu.edu — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:11:46 -0400

One factor to consider when determining the price dairy farmers should pay for a forage is the ability of the forage to support milk production.

Hay marketing 101

clacy@uga.edu — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:00:00 -0400

The common lament among many agricultural producers is that they can do a great job of producing a product but aren’t that great at marketing it.

Pricing standing hay

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:25:26 -0400

What is standing hay worth, and what is a fair price? The price of standing hay is what the market determines it is, not necessarily what we think it should be.