Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Lester, Iowa

Name: Alfalfa market intelligence for Lester, Iowa
Creator: HayQuotes
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Evidence strength75/ 100 · EXACT

Local mapped footprint18,278.4 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth78.7 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence93.3 / 100HIGH

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 difficulty43.1 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal29.3 in1991–2020 NORMAL

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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Lester. The latest 2025 raster shows 18,278 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 65th percentile among 1,026 analyzed Iowa localities and the 85th percentile nationally. Lyon County reports 3,762 acres of reported alfalfa acreage in 2022, giving HayQuotes regional production context without treating that published geography as live city inventory. 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 Viborg, South Dakota, 42 miles away with 39,867 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 8% as of 2026-09-01, which can affect how quickly buyers should confirm quality and freight.

Buyer decision panel

What the evidence says now

Price dataLIMITED

Local supplySTRONG

Nearby sourcingSTRONG

Drought pressureMODERATE

MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped alfalfa footprint ranks at the 65th percentile among analyzed Iowa localities.

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Production evidence is relatively strong, but HayQuotes currently has no observed active supplier coverage in this market.

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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

5 mi

548 ac

10 mi

2,797 ac

25 mi

18,278 ac

50 mi

81,496 ac

100 mi

358,441 ac

150 mi

776,924 ac

250 mi

2,145,065 ac

Within 25 miles18,278mapped acres · 1.455% of radius · 2025

65th percentile among 1,026 analyzed Iowa localities · 85th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Lester · 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: 82189
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2025-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 82189 classified pixels
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:f20ff7c4de2db80a617ea82590c9
Official record: Open source ↗

Footprint history

93.3 / 100 persistence · HIGH

20082025

Agricultural census

Production & livestock context

The smallest published agricultural geography is shown with each measure. These values are never attributed directly to the city.

78.7production depth

Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL

3,762 acres

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:alfalfa_acres:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 3,762 acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:10b9d8f018776df0ce1f43ab4984
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL

140 farms

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:alfalfa_farms:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 140 farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:912ef39978a594d81886338fbce7
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Irrigated AcresHISTORICAL

- acres

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:alfalfa_irrigated_acres:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: - acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:8c399787f476846de9f658210095
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Irrigated FarmsHISTORICAL

- farms

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:alfalfa_irrigated_farms:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: - farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:e03583a6fad3ab4bafcb291e4ed2
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa ProductionHISTORICAL

15,550 tons

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:alfalfa_production:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 15,550 tons
Normalized unit: tons
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:194b8e824032cdee624862c9528f
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Reported YieldHISTORICAL

4.1 tons/acre

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Reported production divided by reported harvested acres at the same published geography and vintage.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:alfalfa:reported-yield:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: tons/acre
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:7833cffc0cb1bd3b168fe581c77b
Official record: Open source ↗

Beef CattleHISTORICAL

13,696 head

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 13,696 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:c2f14c9d2b0591dfaccd906aba31
Official record: Open source ↗

CattleHISTORICAL

176,388 head

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 176,388 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:e0c0d6eabf1e951b92d15086a905
Official record: Open source ↗

Dairy CattleHISTORICAL

24,756 head

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 24,756 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:6173e951d0b35bb12007213f7b43
Official record: Open source ↗

EquineHISTORICAL

555 head

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:equine:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 555 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:403e8bb0f9e4a2d5cf1e8d5fd29b
Official record: Open source ↗

Forage Production To Livestock ContextHISTORICAL

0 reported_hay_acres/reported_head

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Reported all-hay acres divided by the sum of reported cattle, equine, sheep, and goat inventories. This is context, not consumption or a shortage estimate.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:forage-production-livestock-context:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: reported_hay_acres/reported_head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:f66a50decfb5ef35be937430c4ab
Official record: Open source ↗

GoatsHISTORICAL

478 head

Lyon County · 2022

How calculated

Lyon County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 19119:goats:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 478 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:6b6e99918db1c039df3e306f238d
Official record: Open source ↗

Production depth measures evidence of production capacity; it is not an estimate of tons available for sale.

Comparable market observations

Price intelligence

No defensible Alfalfa benchmark

No sufficiently comparable current observation is stored for this market. HayQuotes does not substitute an incompatible price.

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Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation29.3 in

How calculated

ROCK RAPIDS, IA 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:af7e717621c73d6a786dc7b0f4ca
Official record: Open source ↗

Annual mean temperature46 °F

How calculated

ROCK RAPIDS, IA 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:e0ff4b8e22fc7760a877c52f994f
Official record: Open source ↗

Station distance8.2 miles

How calculated

ROCK RAPIDS, IA US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Lester 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:15eb42d9ae37fa9d101e04de4c79
Official record: Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Area D1 PlusLATEST

96.7 percent

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · 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:7c08e810b6559feb
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:1bf86fdf52f0054090706cc329ce
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST

8 percent

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:7c08e810b6559feb
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:5055ba7d39ad0ca5beb8f70ddc13
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST

0 percent

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:7c08e810b6559feb
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:7ea349219faf8303e8458e7b5ac7
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST

D1 category

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:7c08e810b6559feb
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:8df2b04e95ed8a07163bb12059fc
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST

41 0-100

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:7c08e810b6559feb
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:5fc183a8b780c1cccc15c3d79186
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Four Week TrendLATEST

WORSENING category

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:7c08e810b6559feb
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:ac3a0cdb18fa6d404f8a11d53787
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST

18 weeks

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:7c08e810b6559feb
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:6055aaf8b45b537a23e5ccc20214
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST

31.8 0-100

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:7c08e810b6559feb
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:3171e9d2cd9d88b5998ddd398403
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST

40 0-100

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:7c08e810b6559feb
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:7ff26b4e85509c482bd1fdc3b5a3
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST

34.4 0-100

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:7c08e810b6559feb
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:6d93c425172e9ad78766ee60ce2e
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST

52.8 percent

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:7c08e810b6559feb
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:fb30047f31125e627dba1ff286e9
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST

5.4 percent

Lester · 2026

How calculated

Lester · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:7c08e810b6559feb
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:ea575578bc42756556a3748e1d0d
Official record: Open source ↗

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

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Bale countWeight per bale (lb)

Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes

Quote A

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

Delivered total$0.00

Delivered equivalent—

Loads—Enter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

Quote B

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

Delivered total$0.00

Delivered equivalent—

Loads—Enter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

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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.

43.1sourcing difficulty

Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength

1. Alfalfa Hay in Viborg, South Dakota42.1 mi39,867 ac97.9 2. Alfalfa Hay in Centerville, South Dakota38.7 mi37,558 ac93.7 3. Alfalfa Hay in Hurley, South Dakota39.7 mi36,093 ac90.9 4. Alfalfa Hay in Colman, South Dakota44.6 mi34,252 ac87.2 5. Alfalfa Hay in Davis, South Dakota35.6 mi33,517 ac86.3 6. Alfalfa Hay in Parker, South Dakota40.4 mi33,478 ac86 7. Alfalfa Hay in Chester, South Dakota43.5 mi33,248 ac85.4 8. Alfalfa Hay in Egan, South Dakota41.8 mi33,158 ac85.3 9. Alfalfa Hay in Flandreau, South Dakota43.9 mi33,201 ac85.3 10. Alfalfa Hay in Brant Lake South, South Dakota44.5 mi32,933 ac84.7

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Internal market pathways

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Geographic hubs organize the evidence below this locality. Other hay types appear when the same market has enough exact or contextual support to be useful.

County and agricultural-region markets

Alfalfa Hay markets in Lyon Countycounty

Other strongly supported hay types in Lester

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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 ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2022 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Chapter 2 County Level

2022countyOfficial 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 · 70 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.

Alfalfa Hayin Lester, Iowa

What the local hay data shows

What the evidence says now

Local alfalfa footprint

Footprint history

Production & livestock context

Price intelligence

Local climate context

Drought & moisture context

Visible supply & verified demand

Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine

Quote A

Quote B

Strong nearby sourcing candidates

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County and agricultural-region markets

Other strongly supported hay types in Lester

Methodology & sources

Alfalfa Hay
in Lester, Iowa