Arizona

National and Northwest hay prices enjoyed a modest increase over the past year.  According to NASS, the all hay prices increased $24 from August 2017 to August this year.  The new price sits at $161 per ton.  The Other Hay category, which covers hay other than alfalfa, was up $13 year over year, sitting at $130 per ton.  The highest ...

The Endangered Species Act is in need of reform that benefits both conservation and farming practices, according to the Farm Bureau.  Arizona Farm Bureau Federation President Stefanie Smallhouse went before Congress Thursday, an urged lawmakers to streamline environmental regulations to preserve ranching as well as the land itself.  ...

When it comes to pasture and rangelands across the U.S., it is a tale of two countries.  Roughly half, 51% of the nation’s pastures and rangelands rated good to excellent in the final week of June.  Meanwhile, 20% was rated very poor to poor.   USDA m...