December 24, 2025

Crop Comments: Hay Situation Tightens in the Northeast

Crop

The Dec. 10, 2025 issue of Country Folks listed 11 advertisements for hay crops, one of which was for organic hay. This is relevant, because one year ago our paper posted approximately 30 hay crop ads, roughly 10 of which were for organic forages. I believe that these numbers provide a report card on the Northeast’s growing season, which just finished.

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