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Estimated Costs of Pasture and Hay Production

Steve Barnhart, Michael Duffy and, Rachel Owen (February, 2012)

Summary

This report summarizes estimated costs of improving pasture by five different systems. For each system, both the initial cost per acre and the annual maintenance cost per acre are presented. In addition, costs of establishing alfalfa or alfalfa-grass hay meadows and annual maintenance costs for alfalfa-based hay production are presented.