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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Ridgebury, Connecticut

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Evidence strength50/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint611.6 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth42.7 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence69.1 / 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 difficulty57 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal48 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Ridgebury. The latest 2025 raster shows 612 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 40th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities and the 38th 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, 20 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 40th 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 miles612mapped acres · 0.049% of radius · 2025

40th percentile among 215 analyzed Connecticut localities · 38th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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
2750
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2750 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:f81673fb3006fc940eab482715c6
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

69.1 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2008: 12,811 acres · 33rd regional percentile · 75th national percentile2009: 8,192 acres · 40th regional percentile · 70th national percentile2010: 31,850 acres · 43rd regional percentile · 88th national percentile2011: 19,552 acres · 43rd regional percentile · 79th national percentile2012: 904 acres · 83rd regional percentile · 45th national percentile2013: 11,001 acres · 43rd regional percentile · 74th national percentile2014: 16,282 acres · 38th regional percentile · 78th national percentile2015: 17,877 acres · 40th regional percentile · 77th national percentile2016: 13,542 acres · 39th regional percentile · 72nd national percentile2017: 13,712 acres · 40th regional percentile · 73rd national percentile2018: 5,247 acres · 31st regional percentile · 59th national percentile2019: 3,415 acres · 36th regional percentile · 54th national percentile2020: 3,587 acres · 33rd regional percentile · 54th national percentile2021: 2,649 acres · 49th regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2022: 2,509 acres · 47th regional percentile · 54th national percentile2023: 2,292 acres · 46th regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2024: 1,599 acres · 86th regional percentile · 57th national percentile2025: 612 acres · 40th regional percentile · 38th national percentile
20082025
Comparable market observations

Price intelligence

No defensible Alfalfa benchmark

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Only compatible type, quality, package, sale-basis, unit, geography and time observations may be aggregated.

Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation48 in
How calculated

DANBURY MUNI AP, 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:2f6c445c17c72b37395b9e22a187
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature49.6 °F
How calculated

DANBURY MUNI AP, 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:8ae522363ea67b777d0a6906fa31
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance2.9 miles
How calculated

DANBURY MUNI AP, CT US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Ridgebury 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:9eb12685c8b673d4472b3aeec948
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

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:a2c91d4d9de653353194c1542962
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:c6757ee710ea9572ac79ec6e71a1
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:de8f37cfb7cb95227f37a6bf0b34
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
NONE category

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:dbeeb66e872aa81ec5a7dcf5b977
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:5b8b3b1b512047248778ac5d8ddb
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:1bb79a0c919b47f2060c9c9faafa
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
7 weeks

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:cb0321708bbfd15d37bc58fb12d5
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
36.4 0-100

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:64425e245a26845d0fb5db421b60
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:8840eb1fdf476c0f6ff9c62d14a5
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
0.7 0-100

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:98d7a274bf5c3e0365bd131a8998
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
14.5 percent

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:9cbb86a4bf70e4525ed2a93def36
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
2.1 percent

Ridgebury · 2026

How calculated

Ridgebury · 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:bf6bb778551ac97c2b23f53f226a
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.

57sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Gaylordsville, Connecticut19.9 mi2,319 ac992. Alfalfa Hay in Wingdale, New York19.3 mi2,272 ac97.53. Alfalfa Hay in Chelsea Cove, New York20.8 mi2,043 ac904. Alfalfa Hay in Sherman, Connecticut15 mi1,880 ac855. Alfalfa Hay in New Milford, Connecticut16.9 mi1,870 ac84.66. Alfalfa Hay in Lakeside Woods, Connecticut13.9 mi1,823 ac83.37. Alfalfa Hay in Pawling, New York14.7 mi1,762 ac81.28. Alfalfa Hay in Inglenook, Connecticut11.9 mi1,536 ac74.19. Alfalfa Hay in Sail Harbor, Connecticut12.1 mi1,538 ac74.110. Alfalfa Hay in Shorehaven, New York15.6 mi1,508 ac73
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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.