Why buy your hay from Hess Land & Livestock
- We run our own trucks. Owning the trucking means fewer hands on the load, tighter scheduling, and freight folded straight into your per-ton-delivered price.
- Farmers and brokers, not just brokers. We grow and source hay, so we can match the cut, leaf and quality to what your animals actually need.
- Conventional and certified-organic under one roof. Certified organic by Oregon Tilth since 2006, we can fill a conventional order or supply certified-organic hay for operations that have to protect their own certification.
- Truckload pricing that stays competitive. Selling by the truckload, per ton delivered, keeps the economics clean, and because we farm and haul our own hay your number stays fair.
- Statewide delivery. Valley dairies, Portland-metro horse barns, high-desert cattle ranches — we haul across Oregon.
Conventional vs. organic — and the varieties we carry
Most buyers start with one question: conventional or organic? Conventional hay covers the broad market — horse owners, cattlemen, dairies and hobby farms who want quality forage at a competitive price. Certified-organic hay is for operations that need feed grown without prohibited inputs to keep their own organic status intact, like certified-organic dairies and livestock herds. We supply both, so you can buy the right hay for your program without juggling multiple sellers.
On varieties, we carry a working farm's range:
- Timothy hay — clean, palatable grass hay favored for horses.
- Alfalfa — higher-protein legume hay for cattle, dairy and growing stock.
- Grass hay — versatile forage for a wide range of livestock.
- Grain hay — a hearty option that fits many feeding programs.
- Clover — including red clover for added protein.
- Silage, balage and wrapped bales — in clover, red clover and grass, for operations feeding higher-moisture forage.
The truckload, per-ton-delivered model — and why our pricing stays competitive
We sell hay the way commercial buyers actually use it: by the truckload, priced per ton, delivered to you. Bundling the hay and the freight into a single per-ton number means you're comparing one clean figure instead of chasing separate hauling quotes. Because we farm, broker and truck our own hay, the field and your feed line are connected by the same people, which is how we keep our delivered pricing fair and competitive. Pricing moves with the cut, quality and season, so we quote current numbers when you call.
