peer-reviewed research article
Hay harvesting services respond to market trends
authors
Steven C. Blank, UC Davis
Karen M. Klonsky, UC Davis
Kate Fuller, UC Davis
Steve Orloff, UC Cooperative Extension
Daniel H. Putnam, Department of Plant Sciences
publication information
California Agriculture 63(3):143-148. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v063n03p143.
abstract
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.
author affiliations
S. Blank are Extension Economists, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis; K. Klonsky are Extension Economists, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis; K. Fuller was Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis; S. Orloff is Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Siskiyou County, UC Davis; D.H. Putnam is Extension Agronomist, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis;
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