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Nevada high-desert 3-string alfalfa. Bright, leafy, steamed for low-dust feeding.
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$34.00/bale
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Delivering to Ocala and Marion County
Feed Store & Hay Delivery in Ocala, FL
Premium western hay delivered to your Ocala barn, about thirty minutes north from our Williston farm store via US-27. Fifth-generation farmers Delmar and Trennis, lab-tested with every load, no broker markup.
4.6 · 84 Google reviewsWritten by Delmar Ropp, co-owner and fifth-generation farmerLast updated
Ocala is the Horse Capital of the World. Marion County holds one of the highest concentrations of performance barns, show facilities, and backyard horse owners in the country, and that means hay is serious business here. Farmers Direct Hay and Feed delivers premium western hay from our farm store in Williston, about thirty miles north, at a $35 flat delivery rate within our Zone 1 service area.
We are not a broker or feed-store middleman. We source direct from Alberta, Canada and from Nevada's high desert, working with farms we can name and lots we can trace. Every delivery ships with its Equi-Analytical lab report so you know exactly what your horse is eating. That is the difference between a bale that works for your program and a bale you hope works.
Delmar and Trennis are fifth-generation farmers. They moved to Williston in September 2024 to take over the farm and the direct-source model, and our customers across Ocala have stayed with us because the hay shows up consistent, lab-tested, and without the broker markup.
Ocala Hay Delivery Details
Ocala sits about thirty miles south of our Williston farm store at 21091 NE US Hwy 27. The drive is roughly thirty minutes via US-27, which means Ocala is squarely inside our Zone 1 delivery area at a $35 flat rate regardless of order size. One bale or thirty, the delivery charge is the same.
Zone 1 covers downtown Ocala, NW Ocala near the World Equestrian Center corridor, SE Ocala near the Florida Horse Park, and the neighborhoods of Anthony, Reddick, Belleview, and Summerfield. Outer addresses in north Marion County that run past the 25 mile radius may fall into Zone 2 ($40 flat), and we will confirm the zone when you call to schedule.
If your farm goes through hay fast, ask about ordering hay by the 20 foot container. Each one holds roughly 130 bales, and delivery is FREE up to 40 miles of Williston. That covers Ocala in its entirety. The first 30 days of on-site storage are free, then $25/week if you keep it longer. The container stays on your property as a working hay barn (powder-coated, weather sealed) so you always have a rotating stock, and most customers swap the empty for a full one before the 30 days are up.
Call (352) 528-1255 a few days ahead to schedule. Store hours are 9 to 5:30 weekdays and 9 to 2:30 Saturday, and Hailey in the office will pull your order and confirm the delivery window.
Why Ocala Horse Owners Choose Farmers Direct
Most hay sold across Marion County moves through a regional broker. The broker buys a load from a farm, marks it up, resells it to a feed store or delivery operator, and the horse owner pays the compounded markup. Farmers Direct cuts the chain: we work directly with Western Canadian growers in Alberta and with Nevada high-desert hay farms, and our hay comes to us without a middle layer.
From Alberta we stock two-string Western Canadian Timothy Alfalfa and the Timothy, Orchard, Alfalfa three-way mix. Both are low-moisture, bright-color, and cure well in the dry prairie climate. From Nevada we bring in the three-string performance hay: Timothy 1st Cut, Timothy 2nd Cut, Orchard Grass, Teff Grass, Premium Alfalfa, and the Timothy Alfalfa Mix. The Nevada farms grow under pivot irrigation in low humidity, which produces consistent leaf retention and predictable nutrition profiles year after year.
Every load we deliver to Ocala includes its Equi-Analytical lab report. You see the crude protein, the non-structural carbohydrates (NSC), the neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and the relative feed value for that specific lot before the bales leave the trailer. Ocala barns feeding EMS horses, insulin-resistant horses, or high-performance show horses need to know the lab values, and we ship those numbers with the hay rather than handing out a generic product sheet.
Hay We Stock for Ocala Performance Barns
Ocala feeds a wider range of disciplines than almost any other city in the country, from hunter jumpers at WEC to cutting horses at OBS to backyard trail horses and retired broodmares. We stock the hay types that cover that full range.
Timothy 1st Cut (Nevada, three-string) is a coarse-stem, lower-protein timothy (crude protein 8 to 11 percent, low NSC) that suits easy keepers and horses prone to metabolic issues. Our latest Equi-Analytical sample (BRTM1, September 2025) came in with CP 8.9 percent and ESC 4.8 percent, which is why our metabolic customers come back to it.
Premium Alfalfa (Nevada, three-string) is leafy, high-protein hay (CP 18 to 22 percent) for performance horses, hard keepers, and any program that wants a calorie-dense top cut. Steamed for lower dust. Works as a flake-per-feeding topper or as a full alfalfa ration.
Orchard Grass (Nevada, three-string) is soft, high-fiber, and highly palatable. Picky eaters and hard keepers do especially well on it. CP 8 to 11 percent, NDF 58 to 65 percent, lab-verified.
Teff Grass (Nevada) is our low-sugar choice for horses with EMS, Cushing's, or insulin resistance. Our current lot (TEF 2025-08) ran ESC 5 to 6 percent, which places it in the range metabolic vets typically target. Peer-reviewed nutrition guidelines, not marketing language.
Timothy Alfalfa Mix (Nevada and Alberta variants) is a balanced blend, about 12 to 15 percent crude protein, that works well for growing horses, broodmares, and multi-horse barns that want one hay covering several mouths. Alberta two-string format is the value option at $20 per bale; the Nevada three-string at $34 is the premium format.
We also stock Teff, Orchard Alfalfa Mix, and the Ultra Premium 2nd Cut Timothy. Browse the full list at /products or take the hay finder quiz for a recommendation based on your horse's situation.
Serving Ocala's Equestrian Community
Ocala's equestrian calendar runs essentially year-round. The World Equestrian Center in NW Ocala draws hunter-jumper, dressage, and western riders into 2,500 acres of show grounds. The Florida Horse Park in SE Ocala runs eventing, combined driving, and breed shows across its arenas. HITS Ocala hosts the winter hunter-jumper circuit for thousands of horses each January through March. OBS (Ocala Breeders Sales) runs thoroughbred sales that pull buyers and sellers from across the country.
We do not position ourselves as the direct venue supplier for WEC, HITS, the Florida Horse Park, or OBS. Those events have their own vendor arrangements. What we do is deliver throughout the surrounding communities around each event: the private training barns in Morriston and Reddick that ship horses in for a WEC week, the backyard barns near the Florida Horse Park that run pony-club mounts, the long-term rentals in Belleview and Summerfield that need hay between show seasons.
Neighborhoods we deliver to weekly include NW Ocala (the corridor running north along US-27 past WEC), SE Ocala (the stretch around the Florida Horse Park and HITS Ocala), Anthony (north of downtown), Reddick (north Marion County horse country), Belleview (south Marion County), Summerfield (closer to the Villages), and Citrus Springs (west into Citrus County). If you are inside that radius, you are inside Zone 1 flat-rate delivery.
Call and tell us the zip code. We will confirm zone, give you a delivery window, and answer questions about which hay matches your program.
Farmers Direct Hay vs. Ocala Feed Stores
Ocala has several feed and tack stores that carry hay. Most source through the regional broker network, which means the hay passes through two or three hands before it reaches the horse. The broker-store-customer chain adds cost and it also loses information: by the time the bale is in your trailer, the farm of origin, the cutting, and the lab values are usually gone.
Farmers Direct runs a different model. We source direct from the grower. We know the farm. We pull a lab sample on the lot before it ships. The price you pay is the farm-gate price plus our delivery and handling, not a broker markup stacked on top. That is why a three-string Timothy 1st Cut from us runs $38.50 with the lab report included, while the same format elsewhere in Marion County typically runs $45 to $55 with no lab values attached.
We are also a farm store, not a feed department inside a bigger retailer. Walk in at 21091 NE US Hwy 27 and you will find Delmar, Trennis, Hailey, or Juan. The person who sells you the hay is the same person who called the farm that grew it, rode the truck that hauled it, and cut the sample the lab tested.
Serving the Ocala Community
World Equestrian Center
2,500-acre hunter-jumper, dressage, and western competition complex in NW Ocala. Runs shows year-round and draws horses from across the country.
Florida Horse Park
Multi-discipline equestrian venue in SE Ocala hosting eventing, combined driving, dressage, and breed shows.
HITS Ocala
Winter hunter-jumper circuit running January through March each year, historically the anchor show series for snowbird horse owners.
We deliver throughout Ocala and nearby communities including NW Ocala, SE Ocala, Anthony, Reddick, Belleview, Summerfield, and Citrus Springs.
Popular Products for Ocala Customers
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Calories and protein for hard keepers, without the founder risk of straight alfalfa.
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Soft-leaf Nevada grass. The fix when a horse turns up his nose at coastal.
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View DetailsOcala Hay Delivery, Answered
How much is hay delivery to Ocala, FL?
Hay delivery to Ocala is $35 flat for Zone 1, which covers downtown Ocala, NW Ocala (the WEC corridor), SE Ocala (the Florida Horse Park corridor), and the surrounding neighborhoods of Anthony, Reddick, Belleview, and Summerfield. The $35 rate applies regardless of whether you order one bale or thirty. Outer addresses beyond 25 miles from our Williston farm store fall into Zone 2 at $40 flat. Hay ordered by the 20-foot container (130 bales per container) ships FREE up to 40 miles of Williston, which covers all of Ocala, with the first 30 days of on-site storage free ($25/week after).
Where can I buy hay in Ocala, FL?
Farmers Direct Hay and Feed delivers premium western hay directly to Ocala barns and homes. Our farm store is at 21091 NE US Hwy 27 in Williston, about 30 minutes north via US-27. Call (352) 528-1255 to place an order and schedule delivery, or walk in during store hours (9 to 5:30 weekdays, 9 to 2:30 Saturday) to pick up.
Do you deliver to the WEC corridor and NW Ocala?
Yes. NW Ocala (the US-27 corridor past the World Equestrian Center) is inside our Zone 1 service area at the $35 flat delivery rate. We deliver to the private training barns, backyard farms, and boarding facilities throughout the area. We do not supply the WEC venue itself; the show grounds have their own vendor arrangements. We deliver to the communities around the venue.
Is your hay lab tested?
Every load. We test every lot at Equi-Analytical Laboratories in Ithaca, NY (the industry reference lab for equine forage), and the test report ships with the hay. You see crude protein, non-structural carbohydrates, neutral detergent fiber, and relative feed value for the specific lot you bought, not a generic product sheet. Horse owners feeding EMS, insulin resistance, or performance rations use the lab numbers directly, and we ship them with the hay.
Do you source hay from a broker or direct from the farm?
Direct. Our two-string bales come from Western Canadian growers in Alberta (Timothy Alfalfa and the Timothy, Orchard, Alfalfa mix). Our three-string performance hay comes from Nevada high-desert farms (Timothy 1st, Timothy 2nd, Orchard Grass, Teff Grass, Premium Alfalfa, and Timothy Alfalfa Mix). There is no regional broker marking up the farm-gate price. That is why our three-string Timothy 1st Cut at $38.50 includes the lab report, while the same format elsewhere in Marion County typically runs $45 to $55 without lab values.
Can I order a single bale or do I need a pallet?
Single bales are fine. The $35 flat Zone 1 rate covers the delivery regardless of order size. For a single bale, delivery will feel expensive on a per-bale basis, so most Ocala customers buy five to fifteen bales at a time to spread the flat rate. Call (352) 528-1255 and tell us your order size; we will confirm if it fits on a standard truck or needs a larger vehicle.
Do you deliver hay by the container to Ocala?
Yes. Order hay by our signature pink 20-foot container (approximately 130 bales) and we deliver it FREE up to 40 miles of Williston, which covers all of Ocala and most of Marion County. First 30 days of on-site storage are free, then $25/week if you keep it longer. The container stays on your property during use as a powder-coated, weather-sealed hay barn. Farms that go through more than 50 bales a month typically run on containers because the per bale cost drops and the stock is always right there. Most customers swap the empty for a full one before the 30 days are up. Visit /products/shipping-containers for details on both the hay-delivery service and the separate direct container sale.
When do you deliver to Ocala?
We deliver throughout the week. Call (352) 528-1255 a few days ahead and we will pick a window that fits your barn schedule. Rush orders are possible when the truck has capacity and the hay is in stock. We can also hold your preferred hay type from the next incoming load if you want first pick of a fresh lot.
Ready to Order Hay for Ocala Delivery?
Call (352) 528-1255 or order online. Our farm store is at 21091 NE US Hwy 27, Williston, FL 32696, about 30 miles north of downtown Ocala in Marion County, Florida. Hay tests included with every load, lab tested by Equi-Analytical. $35 flat delivery to Ocala Zone 1; $40 flat to Zone 2 addresses in the outer radius; FREE delivery on hay ordered by the 20-foot container within 40 miles (30 days on-site storage included).
Not sure which hay fits your horse? Try our hay finder, three questions and a product recommendation based on your horse's needs, budget, and herd size.
Ready to Order?
Call (352) 528-1255 or visit us at 21091 NE US Hwy 27, Williston, FL 32696. We deliver to Ocala and surrounding areas.
Content reviewed and maintained by Delmar Ropp. Last updated April 24, 2026.