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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Botsford, Connecticut

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Evidence strength50/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint704.5 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth46.4 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence68.5 / 100MODERATE
Price benchmark— NO DEFENSIBLE BENCHMARK

Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.

Supplier depth0 active suppliers within 50 miNO CURRENT OBSERVATIONS
Verified demand0 requests / 90 days / 50 miNO CURRENT OBSERVATIONS
Sourcing difficulty55.5 / 100MODERATE

Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.

Annual precipitation normal53 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Botsford. The latest 2025 raster shows 705 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 47th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities and the 39th percentile nationally. No compatible public price benchmark is stored for this market, so the page does not invent pricing. The sourcing graph points to nearby alternatives such as Gaylordsville, Connecticut, 23 miles away with 2,319 mapped acres. HayQuotes has not yet stored enough recent marketplace observations here to publish supplier liquidity, so quote requests are the check for bale format, freight, timing, and availability.

Buyer decision panel

What the evidence says now

Price dataLIMITED
Local supplyMODERATE
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped alfalfa footprint ranks at the 47th percentile among analyzed Connecticut localities.

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Satellite crop map

Local alfalfa footprint

Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.

EXACT
Within 25 miles705mapped acres · 0.056% of radius · 2025

47th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities · 39th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Botsford · radius

Counts preserve native CDL pixels in 32×32 blocks; a block is included in a radial total when its projected center falls inside the requested radius. Acreage uses the raster's projected pixel area.

Source
usda-cdl-2025-30m
Snapshot
usda-cdl-2025-30m:3621cf215579b174
Source record
3168
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3168 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:43c29ea976b62d7434677033ab2f
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

68.5 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2008: 17,030 acres · 39th regional percentile · 80th national percentile2009: 10,033 acres · 46th regional percentile · 73rd national percentile2010: 38,845 acres · 55th regional percentile · 90th national percentile2011: 27,357 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 85th national percentile2012: 156 acres · 32nd regional percentile · 33rd national percentile2013: 15,938 acres · 64th regional percentile · 80th national percentile2014: 23,824 acres · 55th regional percentile · 85th national percentile2015: 25,380 acres · 59th regional percentile · 83rd national percentile2016: 18,030 acres · 50th regional percentile · 77th national percentile2017: 18,268 acres · 55th regional percentile · 78th national percentile2018: 6,669 acres · 40th regional percentile · 62nd national percentile2019: 4,083 acres · 46th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2020: 4,097 acres · 44th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2021: 3,162 acres · 60th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2022: 3,118 acres · 64th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2023: 2,906 acres · 63rd regional percentile · 56th national percentile2024: 692 acres · 40th regional percentile · 49th national percentile2025: 705 acres · 48th regional percentile · 39th national percentile
20082025
Comparable market observations

Price intelligence

No defensible Alfalfa benchmark

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Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation53 in
How calculated

DANBURY, CT US · nearest station

Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.

Source
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
in
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7d2fc391cf640b77bd986913b45a
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature51.3 °F
How calculated

DANBURY, CT US · nearest station

Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.

Source
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
°F
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:8290b5f77245722ad0aec1605d37
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance8.5 miles
How calculated

DANBURY, CT US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Botsford reference point to the official station.

Source
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
miles
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:72849fe8f516ddfcdfed6dd31dca
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Area D1 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:current_area_d1_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:48c9256ea0d27e684a9b39ff796a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:current_area_d2_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:ca7aeb53a5918fa6a9f6d468f6f3
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:current_area_d3_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:2884e19bd3423d7dfbbd9290582f
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
NONE category

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:current_category_majority_area:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:906dd1fdd598a541e7b92063e61c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:current_pressure_score:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:1fb2d5e02128643cd3b94ab3dcc3
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:four_week_trend:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:3e00f416d2bf8677cef81b76ac23
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
7 weeks

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:longest_recent_majority_d1_plus_run:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
weeks
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:8befdcdc18897c4d0c8287ab818b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
36.4 0-100

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:pressure_score_12_weeks_ago:2026-06-09
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-09
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:ab170f7ed2450122ad00cd302d8b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:pressure_score_26_weeks_ago:2026-03-03
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-03-03
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:238bbe53dfae9ead56754660d5e8
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
0.7 0-100

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:pressure_score_4_weeks_ago:2026-08-04
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-08-04
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:c687b77ea3d086e568c9ce6b21e8
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
14.5 percent

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:trailing_year_mean_area_d1_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:0891222320e1181338915856e51f
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
2.1 percent

Botsford · 2026

How calculated

Botsford · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:29de7763f2cfba4b
Source record
drought:trailing_year_mean_area_d2_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:00ef1524c2af221e5224ad63ab85
Official record
Open source ↗

Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.

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Geographic market graph

Strong nearby sourcing candidates

Ranked from the precomputed locality graph using type-aware mapped evidence and distance. Mapped land is not inventory for sale.

55.5sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Gaylordsville, Connecticut22.5 mi2,319 ac98.92. Alfalfa Hay in Sherman, Connecticut18.9 mi1,880 ac84.83. Alfalfa Hay in New Milford, Connecticut16.9 mi1,870 ac84.64. Alfalfa Hay in Lakeside Woods, Connecticut17.6 mi1,823 ac83.15. Alfalfa Hay in Pawling, New York22.3 mi1,762 ac80.96. Alfalfa Hay in Sail Harbor, Connecticut15.3 mi1,538 ac747. Alfalfa Hay in Inglenook, Connecticut15.6 mi1,536 ac73.98. Alfalfa Hay in Bogus Hill, Connecticut14.5 mi1,469 ac71.89. Alfalfa Hay in Knollcrest, Connecticut14.3 mi1,462 ac71.610. Alfalfa Hay in Chimney Point, Connecticut13.4 mi1,440 ac70.9
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Methodology & sources

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationU.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, multivariate by station
1991-2020 v1.0.1stationOfficial source ↗
National Drought Mitigation Center / USDA / NOAAU.S. Drought Monitor comprehensive weekly statistics
rollingcounty area statistics attached to localities through TIGER/Line containmentOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2008 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
200830-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2009 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
200930-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2010 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201030-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2011 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201130-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2012 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201230-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2013 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201330-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2014 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201430-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2015 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201530-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2016 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201630-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2017 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201730-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2018 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201830-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2019 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201930-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2020 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202030-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2021 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202130-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2022 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202230-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2023 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202330-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2024 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202430-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2025 Cropland Data Layer — national resampled 30-meter
202530-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
Evidence definitions and data confidence

EXACT identifies this hay type directly. FAMILY is broader family or supporting-crop evidence. GENERAL is context only. Public price observations are treated as confidence signals, not mandatory evidence.

Public agricultural records identify Alfalfa Hay in this area. Prices vary by quality, bale format, season, and delivery, so request current supplier quotes for the most relevant pricing.

Generator: max-v1.0 · 45 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.