Non-alfalfa hay
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Native / Prairie Grass Hay
in Gales Ferry, Connecticut
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Evidence strength30/ 100 · FAMILY
Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.
Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.
Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.
Local interpretation
What the local hay data shows
USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around Gales Ferry, but it does not measure how much is specifically Native / Prairie Grass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 3,862 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 63rd percentile among 1,935 analyzed Connecticut localities and the 34th 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 Quasset Lake, Connecticut, 35 miles away with 12,290 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 non-alfalfa hay footprint ranks at the 63rd percentile among analyzed Connecticut localities.
Trace this statement
- usda-cdl-2025-30m
This raster evidence is broader non-alfalfa hay context; it does not identify how much is specifically Native / Prairie Grass hay.
Trace this statement
- usda-cdl-2025-30m
Satellite crop map
Local non-alfalfa hay footprint
Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.
5 mi
0 ac
10 mi
127 ac
25 mi
3,862 ac
50 mi
20,511 ac
100 mi
62,000 ac
150 mi
130,998 ac
250 mi
494,583 ac
Within 25 miles3,862mapped acres · 0.307% of radius · 2025
63th percentile among 1,935 analyzed Connecticut localities · 34th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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
17365- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 17365 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:12bb09603732793a12a266871c8b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
79.3 / 100 persistence · HIGH
20082025
Comparable market observations
Price intelligence
No defensible Native / Prairie Grass 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 precipitation48.9 in
How calculated
GROTON, 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:5f5aee9f6d06bbd9af9e3155b4d4- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature52.3 °F
How calculated
GROTON, 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:4123b2ff8a8c48e7454eb666fd66- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance5.5 miles
How calculated
GROTON, CT US · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Gales Ferry 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:98d2252bbe6caee66e1991cac2ab- 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 percentGales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:e56a647b1d975887103fb0da6697- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percentGales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:c446834893af97fd15a22ee52f09- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percentGales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:4570b7f37e929b335ab2a7b36dc7- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
NONE categoryGales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:87c41a7146cc569b3066c91a5422- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100Gales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:495be48e01780424d3d0b4c82a39- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
STABLE categoryGales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:683462543bbf680829af45ae91d8- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
11 weeksGales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:793c11cd4007c0570c5d28185384- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
39.3 0-100Gales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:a8b31cb506d82633ae009829bf30- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
28.7 0-100Gales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:3fb0121ae338a08ac0d37ec2acfa- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
0 0-100Gales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:9ff7e3d55b1f8ed50cafaa8b90bb- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
23.5 percentGales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:4d1d24b6972497a200df81fb0f30- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
0.1 percentGales Ferry · 2026
How calculated
Gales Ferry · 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:085b5551aadb3fcf4f9724abced9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.
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Market balanceINSUFFICIENT DATALiquidity: — / 100 · INSUFFICIENT DATAPublic aggregates require at least 3 comparable observations.
Decision tool
Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine
No bale weight, payload, route mileage, or freight rate is assumed. Use the figures supplied with each quote.
Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes
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Delivered total$0.00
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Loads—Enter payload
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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.
51.2sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Quasset Lake, Connecticut35 mi12,290 ac98.32. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in South Woodstock, Connecticut35.7 mi12,007 ac96.53. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Clayville, Rhode Island31.4 mi11,872 ac95.94. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Foster Center, Rhode Island31.3 mi11,604 ac94.25. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Greene, Rhode Island26.9 mi11,106 ac91.46. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Putnam, Connecticut35.4 mi11,159 ac91.37. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Wauregan, Connecticut24.3 mi10,622 ac88.68. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Storrs, Connecticut28.1 mi10,636 ac88.59. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Brooklyn, Connecticut26.3 mi10,586 ac88.310. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in East Brooklyn, Connecticut27.2 mi10,523 ac87.9Source hay
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Internal market pathways
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County and agricultural-region markets
Audit trail
Methodology & sources
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationU.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, multivariate by station
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
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2009 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2010 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2011 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2012 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2013 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2014 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2015 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2016 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2017 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2018 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2019 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2020 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2021 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2022 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2023 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2024 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2025 Cropland Data Layer — national resampled 30-meter
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 show relevant hay and forage activity in this area. Local Native / Prairie Grass Hay availability should be confirmed with suppliers. 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.