This year hay inventories at the start of winter-feeding season were largely depleted and there appears to be very little carryover for next year. Continued dry conditions are limiting the potential hay yields from wheat and other cool-season crops. Limited regrowth for most of our native hay meadows last fall will limit production from that resource this summer unless we start getting more rain to drive new growth soon.
Warm-season annuals such as millets, sorghums, and sudangrass hybrids have been planted as alternative hay crops, but recent interest in cover cropping systems have…
