It is customary in many areas to price hay by the bale. Purchasing and selling hay by the ton is rapidly becoming a more equitable method of buying hay. Purchasing hay by the ton allows buyers to know ...

Livestock owners can save money and time with an awareness of the economics behind harvesting, buying and selling hay. Eric DeVuyst, Oklahoma State University Extension agricultural economist, said ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — On his southern Illinois spread, where some 450 cows look to him for food, the only thing that seems to be growing these days are Dale Moreland’s headaches over hay. The 55-year-old ...

Colorado—In the Sept. 11 report, trade activity and demand moderate. Small squares and medium 3×3 squares of horse hay sold unevenly steady. Next report will be released Sept. 25. Missouri—In the Sept ...

Brad Fassett was selling hay for $4.50 a bale when he started ranching full-time in 1998. Today, he sells a 65-pound bale for $13.50. While it might look like his profits are soaring, Fassett and many ...

SEDALIA, Mo. -- A severe shortage of hay is forcing some farmers to sell their cattle early, causing depressed cattle prices and driving some cattlemen out of business. Years of dry weather and ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - At this writing, the weather forecasts that I reference show no real chance of rain in our part of the world. Hay buying to fill the shortfall has begun in earnest. Let’s take ...

Hay equipment is being greased, tractors are being fueled, and hay producers are keeping an eye toward the sky in hopes of a few days of precipitation free weather to harvest hay. In the spring of the ...

BOISE, Idaho — To leave Shadow Butte Ranch in New Plymouth with one-ton of hay loaded in the back of a flatbed, you would owe Dustin Lenz $350. Two years ago, Lenz says that same one-ton load cost his ...