By Blake Jackson
University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Agriculture are helping livestock producers find hay.
Their websites are seeing increased interest from buyers and sellers post-drought, says Tony Hancock, MDA market news manager.
Many of the listings come from sellers in states that have not seen back-to-back drought years. “They are aware of our situation,” Hancock says.
Listings give detailed information to help buyers find hay for their operations, says MU Extension agricultural economist Ryan Milhollin, who works with MU’s Agricultural Electronic Bulletin Board (AgEBB). MU hay listings are at http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/vsale.php.
The websites list sellers by region and forage type, as well as bale type, number and weight. Details may include whether the hay has been analyzed, crude protein, acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber, relative feed value and percent total digestible nutrients.
Buyers may also find notes such as “First cutting” or “Don’t call before 6 p.m.”
Hay listings on the MDA website will be posted for up to six months. Listings on MU AgEBB remain in the market listing system for 60 days unless updated. AgEBB lists the most recent postings first.
MU Extension and MDA have listed hay market information online for more than three decades, and the websites complement each other as easy-to-use tools to help producers, says John Travlos, system administrator for MU AgEBB.
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