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Keeping hay dry during storage will determine the forage quality.

March 1, 2026

Why Storage, Not Age, Determines Hay Quality

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist

Black cow with white face grazing in a pasture. Photo credit: Troy Walz

March 1, 2026

Summer Pasture Rental Rates on a Price per Ton Basis Consumed by the Cow-calf Pair

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

haybales in a field

Published: October 30, 2024 | Updated: October 1, 2025

Fall and Winter Management Strategies for the Cow Herd – Sample, Test, Inventory and Stage Harvested Hay

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

hay being raked

Published: October 16, 2024 | Updated: June 10, 2025

Test, Don’t Guess: Sampling and Testing Hay

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

a distant shot overlooking bales of hay in a field

February 2, 2020

Profit Tip: When Does Fertilizing Pasture or Hayland Pay?

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Bale of prairie hay

February 2, 2020

Plan When To Cut Grass Hay

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Cows at feeder

November 1, 2018

Ammoniated Corn Residue Equal to Medium Quality Grass Hay?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Ashley Conway, Graduate Student