{"id":589,"date":"2026-02-13T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/?page_id=589"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:49:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:49:47","slug":"hay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/hay\/","title":{"rendered":"Hay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<header class=\"wp-block-group alignfull wp-block-pattern-interior-hero wp-block-pattern-hero is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center wp-block-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"min-height:285px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1131\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-770 size-full\" alt=\"Field of alfalfa being harvested by a red windrower.\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-alfalfa-harvesting-26.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 41%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 41%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-alfalfa-harvesting-26.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-alfalfa-harvesting-26.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-alfalfa-harvesting-26.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-alfalfa-harvesting-26.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-alfalfa-harvesting-26.jpg?resize=1536,1023 1536w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-alfalfa-harvesting-26.jpg?resize=1400,933 1400w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-alfalfa-harvesting-26.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-alfalfa-harvesting-26.jpg?resize=1568,1044 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-pattern-hero__heading has-hero-small-title-font-size\"><span class=\"is-style-highlight-heading\">Hay<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-135b063a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Hay production is a realistic goal for some small acreage landowners.&nbsp;Most livestock landowners can produce at least some of the forage that their animals require.&nbsp;For others, it can provide a small supplemental income from the property.&nbsp;These landowners don\u2019t own a lot of land or equipment, therefore finding someone to cut and bale the hay is a common problem.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-round-hay-bales-26.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Four round hay bales dispersed on a recently mowed field with stalks of corn growing in the plot behind. \" class=\"wp-image-592 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-round-hay-bales-26.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-round-hay-bales-26.jpg?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-round-hay-bales-26.jpg?resize=768,480 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-round-hay-bales-26.jpg?resize=1024,640 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/nr-round-hay-bales-26.jpg?resize=600,375 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-072004a0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hay Testing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We offer a Hay Probe Rental \u2013 call our front desk for details \u2013 <strong><a href=\"tel:3036786238\" data-type=\"tel\" data-id=\"tel:3036786238\">303-678-6238<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/erams.com\/agnutrient\/co-bmp-library\/selecting-analytical-laboratory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">select an analytical lab<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ed6f83e4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\">Resources for Hay Production, Selling &amp; Buying<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/resource\/fertilizing-alfalfa\/\">Fertilizing Alfalfa<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.colorado.gov\/category\/directory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Hay Directory | Colorado Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/a> (scroll for hay directory)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esmis.nal.usda.gov\/publication\/colorado-direct-hay-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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