Hay! If you grow hay or pastures, MSU Extension needs your advice

Kim Cassida<$authorEmail>, Frank Wardynski<wardynsk@msu.edu>, Kable Thurlow<thurlowk@msu.edu> and Teresa Crook<crookter@msu.edu>, Michigan State University Extension -

Your responses to the 2025-2026 forage needs assessment survey are anonymous and confidential.

An alfalfa field with a strip cut at 75% of the cutting width.
Alfalfa swath at 75% of cutting width. Photo by Phil Kaatz, MSU Extension.

The Michigan State University Extension forage and grazing team invites everyone who grows, manages or purchases hay or pastureland in Michigan to participate in a brief survey designed to help us better understand your current needs and interests.

Your feedback is essential in helping us evaluate existing Michigan State University (MSU) Extension programs and shape new, relevant initiatives to better serve the forage and grazing communities. Each response will assist MSU Extension forage educators in developing accessible, effective programming aimed at increasing knowledge, profitability, production efficiency and risk management.

All responses are anonymous and will be shared internally with MSU faculty and educators to guide future research, educational efforts and resource development. Preliminary results will be presented at the annual Great Lakes Forage and Grazing Conference on March 19, 2026, at the John C. Magnus Center (RESD), 3200 S Clare Ave, Harrison, MI 48625.

Participation is easy and free! Simply click the link below to begin the survey, which covers various aspects of forage production, including grazing and pasturing:

Start the 2025-2026 Forage Needs Assessment

If you are unable to access the survey online, please contact Teresa Crook at crookter@msu.edu or 989-652-3552 or Kim Cassida at cassida@msu.edu.

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