News — Drought

“You might be giving up $10,000 in beef production to raise $5,000 worth of hay.” -Dr. Carson Roberts

Hay producers are the forgotten farmers. They bear the same droughts, the same markets, and the same financial pressures as everyone else, but with fewer tools to manage the risk.

When hot, dry summers reduce cool-season hay yields, warm-season grasses like millet, sorghum, and sorghum-Sudan hybrids can fill the gap.

As Jeffrey “Alfalfa” Jackson says: “If you like to haul manure, go ahead. If you want more efficient feed, think fiber digestibility.”