Hay for Sale

The MSU Central Ag Research Center (CARC) is inviting bids for the 2025 crop of hay.

Description:large round bales from 36.5 acres dryland hay

6.5 acres Lavina hay barley, 20 acres dryland alfalfa, and 10 acres dryland sainfoin (all expected to yield average for Central Montana) Estimate 1.5 - 2 Ton/ac

CARC'sresponsibility:Cut and bale hay

Bidder's responsibility: Retrieve bales from fields within 15 days of baling completion

Minimum bid: $150/ton if we stack,  $140 if you would like to retrieve bales from field

Bids to buy hay should be submitted to the CARC office or via phone on or before July 14th, 2025.

Todd Davis

Farm Operations Manager

Central Ag Research Center 52583 US Highway 87

Moccasin, MT 59462

Cell (406) 350-1790

 

Lorrie Linhart

Central Ag Research Center 52583 US Highway 87

Moccasin, MT 59462

(406) 994-5421

Welcome

The Central Agricultural Research Center just west of Moccasin consists of 600 acres and serves agricultural producers throughout Central Montana. 

The current staff is comprised of one superintendent, two faculty, a farm operations manager, a farm mechanic and support personnel. A local advisory board of area producers and industry representatives provides guidance on research priorities.

The species investigated at CARC include cereals, oilseeds, pulses, specialty seed-food crops and forages. Public tours are conducted during our summer field days.

Our Mission

"To enhance the economic and environmental sustainability of dryland agroecosystems through plant diversification and improving our understanding of the soil microbial community"

The MAES mission is "to conduct and promote studies, scientific investigations and experiments relating to agriculture, natural resources and rural life and to diffuse information thereby acquired among the people of Montana." The research centers fulfill the agricultural research component of MSU's Land Grant mission of teaching, research and extension.