One thing very important to the vitality of the cattle industry, both for beef and dairy, is having the necessary supplies of hay to adequately feed and supplement the nutrition of livestock through the winter months. Oklahoma is typically among the top producing states when it comes to hay, though the numbers differ some, depending on what forages you include in your measurement. That fact is signified in the latest Crop Production report released by the United States Department of Agriculture.
According to it, the top five “All Hay” producing states include in ranked order: Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, California and Oklahoma. That includes alfalfa production in addition to all other hay crops, which is grown here in Oklahoma but in significantly less acres than found elsewhere. This report shows Oklahoma produced just under 6 million tons of alfalfa in 2017 and slightly less than that the previous year.
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