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The year ahead looks to be a challenging one for Washington hay growers. Andrew Eddie, president of the Washington state Hay Growers Association, said the price of shipping containers remains at an all-time high. Making exporting hay more challenging ...

The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance is out with its 2022 Alfalfa Variety Ratings. NAFA President Beth Nelson said the annual publication is a useful tool to not just hay and livestock farmers, but anyone involved in the production of alfalfa. T ...

India and the United States agreed to expand trade between the nations on some agricultural products. Those include U.S. cherries, alfalfa, and distiller’s dried grains, as well as Indian mangoes, grapes, shrimp, and water buffalo. The two sides came together in the first U.S.-In ...

After a slow start in many pockets across the Northwest, the 2020 hay season has picked up considerable steam. Andrew Eddie, Vice President of the Washington state Hay Growers Association, said cooler temperatures and rainy conditions this spring made for a challenging first cut for several operations, whether grass, Timothy or alfalfa ...

During today’s Northwest Farm Credit Services Quarterly Commodity Snapshot, we look at hay and wheat.  Bill Perry, EVP of Lending and Insurance at NWFCS, said they expect wheat producers to break even over the next 12 months.   “Strong global stocks continue to weigh on grain prices.  Returns for man rot...

According to NASS, Northwest hay stocks are off 29% year-over-year.   As of May 1st Washington on-farm hay stocks totaled 290,000 tons up 26% percent from last year. May 1st stocks represent 10% of 2018 production. Disappearance from December 1st was down 810,000 tons.  ...

According to figures released by NASS, alfalfa continues to be the third most valuable field crop produced in the U.S., valued at over $9.9 billion.   “Alfalfa represents incredible value to farmers both as a cash crop as well as a premium feed source,” said Beth Nelson, President of the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA). “There is no other ...

As we wrap up our series looking at Northwest Farm Credit Services 4th quarter snapshots, we turn to hay and wheat.  Northwest Farm Credit Services’ Karen Witt says the next 12 months looks profitable for alfalfa and timothy producers.   “...

The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance is out with the 2019 edition of the “Alfalfa Variety Ratings”.  This year’s publication is intended to help hay and dairy farmers, extension specialists and anyone else in the hay industry improve yields and in many cases address pest problems.  Beth Nelson, President o...

National and Northwest hay prices enjoyed a modest increase over the past year.  According to NASS, the all hay prices increased $24 from August 2017 to August this year.  The new price sits at $161 per ton.  The Other Hay category, which covers hay other than alfalfa, was up $13 year over year, sitting at $130 per ton.  The highest ...