Soggy conditions delayed many first cuttings and/or post-harvest fertilizer applications, and some hay may have been rained on before it was baled. Those scenarios all can lead to reductions in hay ...
Later seeded fields in the R6 and R7 stages will be harvested shortly ... Dairy farmers reported good yields on their second cut of alfalfa with some in the central region completing a third. The ...
Dairy producers in the eastern region were making their third cut with yields at average or better. Beef cattle producers were making their second cut of tame hay fields. Corn silage harvest has not ...
Freshly baled hay with more than 20% moisture will heat up and actually reduce the energy level of the hay. There is a great misconception that once hay is “dry” and baled it is plain and ...