Abstract
Depressed hay prices in 1987 prompted Wyoming hay producer organizations to request marketing assistance from the Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (WCES) and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA). The WCES and the WDA responded by implementing a 2-yr project to analyze and promote quality hay (WYOLIST). Hay quality and marketing improved with fee-based evaluation consisting of a standardized visual appraisal and chemical analysis. Quality of evaluated hay improved significantly from the first to second marketing seasons. However, sharply higher prices for hay, due to diminished supply and increased demand during the second season, reduced grower participation in hay evaluation. Nevertheless, cash premiums were documented for some sale lots of higher quality hay during both marketing seasons.
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