A University of Wisconsin Extension crops agent says the USDA’s recent hay production figures don’t tell the whole story. Richard Halopka says, “While we maybe have a few more tons of hay per acre or part of a ton per acre, maybe that quality isn’t in that dairy-quality or that high-end prime type alfalfa grade that we would like to get.”
But, Halopka says hay buyers are finding better prices. “August of last year, alfalfa hay in that 150 (relative feed value) range or greater was about two-hundred bucks a ton.
