Hay harvesting services respond to market trends | Zendy

Steven C. Blank | Zendy; Karen Klonsky | Zendy; Kate B. Fuller | Zendy; Steve Orloff | Zendy; Daniel H. Putnam | Zendy

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Hay harvesting services respond to market trends

Author(s) -

Steven C. Blank,

Karen Klonsky,

Kate B. Fuller,

Steve Orloff,

Daniel H. Putnam

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

california agriculture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2160-8091

pISSN - 0008-0845

DOI - 10.3733/ca.v063n03p143

Subject(s) - hay , san joaquin , production (economics) , alfalfa hay , environmental science , agricultural economics , geography , agronomy , economics , biology , soil science , macroeconomics , rumen , food science , fermentation

In recent years, there has been a trend in California from harvesting hay in small hay bales of about 125 pounds to very large bales of 1,300 pounds or more. This shift is driven by both production considerations and the preferences of some consumers, but has significant implications for the hay market and its many consumer segments. We conducted a survey of rates and the rate-setting methods among custom alfalfa hay harvesters in the northern intermountain region and the San Joaquin Valley. The results show that large bales are cheaper to produce than small bales.

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