But things are different over at Keith Kindelsperger's farm. He's got about 60 acres dedicated to alfalfa. Every year, he bales the hay into square-shaped, 60-pound bales.

Alfalfa and hay in the basin use an average 3.1 billion cubic meters of water a year — more than three times the 975 million cubic meters funneled to municipal, commercial and industrial uses.

Alfalfa and hay farmers are behind as well. Alfalfa is used for feed and bedding for dairy cows. Without a good crop, dairy farmers will likely have to pay more to feed their cows.

USDA separates their data collection into alfalfa hay, and “other hay.” Other hay may include other legumes and/or grasses. In 2018, Whitley County harvested 1300 acres of other hay, at an average ...

Hay prices in Kansas were steady and demand was light during the week ending Aug. 2, according to the Kansas Department of Ag ...

In a 2008 study evaluating the chances of a Roundup Ready alfalfa seed crop contaminating a non-Roundup Ready hay crop (the seed-to-hay scenario), Putnam found that when the crops are a modest 160 ...

Adding some alfalfa hay to a low-quality feed base will make supplementing the ration easier. The price often seems high, but one is not going to do an all-you-can-eat buffet of alfalfa.

Sure, snow created some problems, but snow is good – for alfalfa. Alfalfa loves snow. In fact, nothing can increase the chance of alfalfa surviving winter better than a nice, thick blanket of snow.

Tweedy says normally, hay prices dip at this time of year as more alfalfa is harvested. That's not the case this year. Last year, Tweedy paid $220 for a ton of hay.