Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Native / Prairie Grass Hay
in Elk Park, North Carolina

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Evidence strength55/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint2,852.4 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Non-alfalfa hay

Production depth46.5 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence79.2 / 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 difficulty57.1 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal53.8 in1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around Elk Park, but it does not measure how much is specifically Native / Prairie Grass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 2,852 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 14th percentile among 6,984 analyzed North Carolina localities and the 27th percentile nationally. Avery County reports 983 acres of reported other hay 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 Abingdon, Virginia, 38 miles away with 16,806 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 14th percentile among analyzed North Carolina localities.

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This raster evidence is broader non-alfalfa hay context; it does not identify how much is specifically Native / Prairie Grass hay.

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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.

FAMILY

Footprint history

79.2 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2008: 6,243 acres · 29th regional percentile · 46th national percentile2009: 5,423 acres · 36th regional percentile · 47th national percentile2010: 27,255 acres · 66th regional percentile · 74th national percentile2011: 3,314 acres · 26th regional percentile · 51st national percentile2012: 28,315 acres · 40th regional percentile · 76th national percentile2013: 27,783 acres · 41st regional percentile · 74th national percentile2014: 27,373 acres · 41st regional percentile · 72nd national percentile2015: 15,186 acres · 45th regional percentile · 61st national percentile2016: 13,763 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 59th national percentile2017: 18,361 acres · 35th regional percentile · 60th national percentile2018: 19,061 acres · 36th regional percentile · 57th national percentile2019: 21,646 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 60th national percentile2020: 22,643 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 60th national percentile2021: 12,967 acres · 35th regional percentile · 54th national percentile2022: 11,089 acres · 34th regional percentile · 51st national percentile2023: 11,352 acres · 35th regional percentile · 51st national percentile2024: 43 acres · 20th regional percentile · 19th national percentile2025: 2,852 acres · 14th regional percentile · 27th national percentile
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.

46.5production depth
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
466 head

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
37011:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
466 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:4e9f61993dc690960c9d881228f2
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
783 head

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
37011:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
783 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:3a64475ae772cf01c25afc0698ce
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
9 head

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
37011:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
9 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:489bc90463d07c6229f85f42bef0
Official record
Open source ↗
EquineHISTORICAL
125 head

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
37011:equine:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
125 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:2d529a333223535847a1813e4aac
Official record
Open source ↗
Forage Production To Livestock ContextHISTORICAL
1 reported_hay_acres/reported_head

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery 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
37011: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:10e1d2b174310935105375e7311c
Official record
Open source ↗
GoatsHISTORICAL
70 head

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
37011:goats:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
70 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f518b2c0bccbce1ee522dbfb9133
Official record
Open source ↗
AcresHISTORICAL
1,023 acres

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
37011:hay_acres:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1,023 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:e7aa014e0d4f24434348c877807b
Official record
Open source ↗
FarmsHISTORICAL
45 farms

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
37011:hay_farms:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
45 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:00f58562d545962e57edca149683
Official record
Open source ↗
Irrigated AcresHISTORICAL
(D) acres

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
37011:hay_irrigated_acres:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
(D) acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:d8e7d948ce4b6c9e87b69e0e6526
Official record
Open source ↗
Irrigated FarmsHISTORICAL
1 farms

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
37011:hay_irrigated_farms:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ac8d704bc636512ae00eb613325f
Official record
Open source ↗
ProductionHISTORICAL
1,403 tons

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
37011:hay_production:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1,403 tons
Normalized unit
tons
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7da466a048c196b79e4cac0f1bea
Official record
Open source ↗
Reported YieldHISTORICAL
1.4 tons/acre

Avery County · 2022

How calculated

Avery 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
37011:hay:reported-yield:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
tons/acre
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:d81591fed5611f9220d3690134ec
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 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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Only compatible type, quality, package, sale-basis, unit, geography and time observations may be aggregated.

Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation53.8 in
How calculated

BANNER ELK, NC 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:a732ae61705e47a0eafa68e3b1fd
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature50.1 °F
How calculated

BANNER ELK, NC 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:9cc5a6b29bd10176ea61f2a1fd25
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance6 miles
How calculated

BANNER ELK, NC US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Elk Park 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:dbf9dd18d16e74a6caceeb94f7c3
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

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:220f001f5e2a298edc9c716a7dcb
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:40a92b22257954d68639a6023c2a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:ab29f4f614ebe321f632af562a10
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
NONE category

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:40d2f27e698b1d15796df671ed94
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
1 0-100

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:eb7891807b6096e8fe4ba0097c09
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
IMPROVING category

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:558e336c41897ccc66713a477841
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
31 weeks

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:aef7c5eee7b51e67e2d7ee99df61
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
63.6 0-100

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:107c085f4cdfe564fb5f2d950384
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:24f4cd0f139da78f8af0146aec6c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:d6dee098d06739849e5ab9d6ae29
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
60.6 percent

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:e766064ddaca6fd0ca717638bf39
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
46.3 percent

Elk Park · 2026

How calculated

Elk Park · 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:2a6796d13601fdb4
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:be6d35786f681f5a6c5721a04f25
Official record
Open source ↗

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

HayQuotes marketplace

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No recent HayQuotes marketplace observations are available yet for this local market.

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

Quote A

Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent
LoadsEnter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

Quote B

Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent
LoadsEnter 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.

57.1sourcing difficulty
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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
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 · 64 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.