EDUCATION CONNNECTION INNOVATION
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Hay Kings is dedicated to building a community of farmers, manufacturers, and other agriculture professionals to learn more about all things forage. We are creating this community by engaging, sharing, and encouraging one another, through our Website, Podcast, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
Podcast
Hay Kings: Intellectual Honesty - Navigating the 2026 Market Reset (S9:E5) →
Jon Paul Driver sits down with Scott Courtright of Courtright Enterprises for a brutally honest assessment of the hay export crisis. They move past the surface-level talk to provide the...
Hay Kings: East Coast Dynamics – OCD, Logistics, and Market Maturity with Stefan Hay Company (S9:E4) →
Jon Paul Driver sits down with Mike Stefan of the Stephen Hay Company to talk about the "wild west" of the East Coast hay market—from his "OCD" approach to making...
Hay Kings: Hay Exports - Reckoning and Renewal (S9:E3) →
From Reckoning to Renewal in Hay Exports, this episode digs into the structural reset underway in global forage markets and what it means for growers, exporters, and rural communities.
Blog
Hay Growers Got the Worst of Both Worlds →
Hay producers sit in the gap between commodity and specialty agriculture — and somehow carry the burdens of both.
Washington Hay Production Decline: Drought, Strong Dollar, and Shifting Markets (2000–2024) →
Washington hay production has fallen nearly 25% since the early 2000s, a decline driven by both drought and economics. This chart traces that shift, showing how repeated years of severe...
10 Reasons Not to Make Hay: Rethinking Tradition in Beef and Forage Production →
“You might be giving up $10,000 in beef production to raise $5,000 worth of hay.” -Dr. Carson Roberts
The Ultimate in Hay Conditioning Rolls
CRUSH AND CRIMP WITH HIGHER YIELD.
The Crusher dries hay faster than factory rolls, while fully flattening and conditioning the entire stem with minimal leaf loss. Retain nutrients in the plant for a higher RFV (Relative Feed Value) and make softer, more palatable hay.
- Effective in all forages
- Universal and fit any machine
- Shorter dry-down time
- Higher Relative Feed Value (RFV)
