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With high fertilizer prices, are you better off buying fertilizer or supplemental hay?

January 30, 2022 | By Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Increases in fertilizer prices add to the cost of growing forage for grazing. This leads farmers to ask if they should buy hay or fertilizer, says University of Missouri Extension nutrient management specialist John Lory. Comparing the benefits of buying hay vs. applying fertilizer for better yields is complicated, but it is…