Economics and Marketing

Learn about the economic value of alfalfa and see market summaries for alfalfa crops and other commodities.

• Hay Market News and Transportation Data Website
• Current Cost and Return Studies for California Commodities
• California Weekly Hay Report - USDA-AMS (United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service)

Articles

• Alfalfa Marketing and Economics (2008) - Irrigated Alfalfa Manual
• Annual Alfalfa Hay Cumulative California Market Summary (2009) - USDA-AMS
• Coexistence for Organic Alfalfa Seed and Hay Markets (2008) -NAFA (National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance)
• Coexistence for Alfalfa Hay Export Markets (2008) - NAFA (National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance)
• Coexistence for Alfalfa Seed Export Markets (2008)
• Issues With GMO Alfalfa in the Marketplace (2004) by William T. W. Woodward
• Annual Alfalfa Hay Cumulative California Market Summary (2008) - USDA-AMS