Category Archives: Hay Clippings Blog

By Jackie Pucci                     CropLife News                      February 6, 2023 Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). Photo: Frank Peairs, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org The big changes for the ’22 season on the insect-fighting front were 1. Higher prices, and 2. The loss of chlorpyrifos as a … Continue reading →

Apologies for the delay in posting! Compared to the last report demand remained good, prices remained steady, and trade activity was moderate. The market remains quiet with previously purchased hay being delivered. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for January … Continue reading →

In this issue… Persistence Pays Off – ASAFS Funded at $4 Million, Increase for ARS, & Special Report Language Cautious China Approves GMO Alfalfa Import After Decade-Long Wait Six Tips for Planting Alfalfa Act Today… Comment Period on EPA’s Proposed … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report demand remained good, prices remained steady, and trade activity was moderate. Seems as though the hay market is currently in kind of a holding pattern, after the frenzy between August to December. Most report that … Continue reading →

PROVIDING FARMERS AND RANCHERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON HOW CONSERVATION PROGRAMS OPERATE! Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (KACD) – Conservation districts across the state have scheduled their local workgroup meetings to be held now through early March. Districts are … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report demand remained strong, prices remained mostly steady, and actual trades were up for the south-central region. Conversations last week revolved around questions regarding a softening market. Although there were discussions, actual prices reported remained firm. … Continue reading →

Specific topics include broomsedge and pasture weeds, along with corn and soybean weed management. The Department of Agronomy, in conjunction with the Frontier, Southwind, and Wildcat Extension Districts, is hosting three weed management schools in late January.  These schools will … Continue reading →

RANGE_EAST (listserve), Dr. Carol Baldwin Collectively, federal land management agencies reported burning 1,471,856 acres (16%), while state and private practitioners were responsible for 7,912,493 acres (84%) of the forestry and rangeland prescribed fire acres in 2020. p. 19. 2021 National … Continue reading →

Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers with perennial forage crops of an option to report their acreage once, without having to report that acreage in subsequent years, as long as … Continue reading →

Compared to the last report demand remained strong, prices remained mostly steady, but actual trades were down in most regions last week. Little has seemed to change since the last report as contributors indicate the market has been quiet for … Continue reading →