Iowa Alfalfa Acres Up In 2017

The USDA acreage report released June 29 indicated producers intend to harvest 53.5 million acres of all hay in 2017, up less than 1 percent from 2016. The expected harvested area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, at 17.1 million acres, is up 1 percent from 2016. All other types of hay harvested are expected to total 36.4 million acres, down less than 1 percent from 2016. Harvested area of all hay is expected to increase or hold steady in most Midwestern States, but declines are expected in parts of the Southern Plains, Northeast, and Pacific Northwest.

The report indicates Iowa alfalfa and alfalfa mix acres up from 560,000 acres in 2016 to 740 acres in 2017.

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