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Hay Kings: Intellectual Honesty - Navigating the 2026 Market Reset (S9:E5)

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 intellectual honesty required to navigate an industry that has effectively wiped out $600 million in equity through inventory write-downs and a historic demand collapse.


Hay Kings: East Coast Dynamics – OCD, Logistics, and Market Maturity with Stefan Hay Company (S9:E4)

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 high-end show cow hay to managing a diverse 4,000-acre operation near Buffalo, NY.


Hay Kings Podcast: Bundling Small Bales (S4:E12)

Hay Kings Podcast: Bundling Small Bales (S4:E12)

Bundling small square bales has made a difference in JB Miller's operation. Join the Hay Kings Podcast to hear boots on the ground experience from bundling bales. 

 

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Hay Kings: Mixing It Up

Hay Kings: Mixing It Up

Today we are "mixing" it up by talking about what you might do with your hay after you bale it. 

In the latest episode of the Hay Kings Podcast we spoke with Reggie and Jordan Schuler from @VermeerAg to talk about feeding solutions and how they fit into an operation. 

 

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Hay Kings: Steep Hills and Big Tractors

Hay Kings: Steep Hills and Big Tractors

Timothy Damon farms... well... timothy. He and his family raise grass hay for export. Steep rolling hills provide challenges, driving Timothy to use some really big equipment. 

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