Forage Price Tracker
A price tracker for forage, recording market prices over time so producers can compare and plan sales. Use it through the season so patterns and problems are easy to spot when you review it later.
LogForages, Pasture & GrazingFree PDF
What you record on this log
- Date
- Forage type
- Market
- Price
- Quality
- Source
How to use this log
Use one sheet per machine, pen, field or account. Over time the entries show patterns, costs and due dates that memory misses.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with USDA AMS and USDA Economic Research Service.
For more in this area, see the cow-calf and ranch know-how. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Dairy One Forage Lab Rates Hay “Adequate”; Farmer Rates Its Price “Catastrophic”, and farming farm stories.