Hay yields, supplies near 50-year low

Texas Crop and Weather Report

(Continued from Feb. 16, 2023 edition)

David Anderson, PhD, Agri-Life Extension economist, Bryan-College Station said Texas pastures produced the lowest amount of hay since 2011. Hay yields averaged nearly 1.95 tons per acre over the last decade but totaled 1.56 tons per acre in 2022. Texas produced 4.44 million tons of hay in 2011 compared to 6.5 million tons in 2022.