by Ryan Sterry, St. Croix County Ag Agent Early reports of Alfalfa winterkill and injury are coming in for Northwestern Wisconsin.  A late Spring has also led to a slow green up from many hay fields and pastures, leading to questions on when first crop hay might be ready to harvest.  Cold temperatures and deep […]

by Jerry Clark, Chippewa County Agriculture Agent To say the last several months has been a challenge for farmers, especially dairy and livestock farmers, is the major understatement of the year.  Take low milk and commodity prices, add in record snowfall since late January, throw in several collapsed buildings, plus a late April snow storm, […]

One of the challenges when pricing standing hay is the lack of a formal commodity market like we have for corn or soybeans. Another challenge is multiple cuttings during the same growing season versus a single year-end harvest for grain crops often with more variation in quality, as well as yield. As a result, the […]