Davidson said most hay in the region is a combination of alfalfa and grass, and the optimal time for a first cutting is when the alfalfa is at one-tenth bloom. That’s causing local hay producers to ...

Cutting hay when the seed head first appears is best for nutritional value For farming and ranching families, summertime often brings with it hay cutting. Knowing when to cut the hay is key for ...

It’s time to make the first cutting of hay in Missouri, says University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Craig Roberts. Waiting too long leads to poor-quality feed for livestock next ...

Although it seems like winter was only a few weeks ago and spring planting was just completed, it’s already time for the first hay harvest of the year. Wilma Trujillo, agronomist for the Colorado ...

Second-cutting fescue makes quality hay when stems and seed heads were cut earlier. Farmers cutting fescue hay don’t get many second chances to make quality hay. This is a one-in-five year, says Craig ...

Andy Baker said he should have more than 7,000 bales of hay harvested by now. Instead, because of an unusually wet June, Baker has harvested only around 1,300 bales. “Usually I’m all done first cut by ...

cut hay and sell off the baler for at least $250 a tonne ex farm is rare in the hay game but there are complications for both buyers and sellers this coming season. Last week the haymaking season ...

LITTLE ROCK — Record rainfall from one-after-another storms in September and October has halved the hay crop of some Arkansas farmers, according to state forage experts. The Cooperative Extension ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Indiana's second hay cutting is lower yielding, but higher in nutritional value than the first. Knowing this can help cattle producers decide on a feeding program and supplement ...

FARGO - Now is the time to start cutting hay, North Dakota State University livestock and rangeland specialists advise. Although hay usually isn't harvested for the first time for another two weeks, ...

Wet weather in Western Australia's Avon Valley is interrupting prime hay cutting time. Just a few months ago farmers in that region were desperate for rain, even going as far as selling their sheep ...

In Boort, Matt Kane’s paddock of latrobe barley was grown on wheat stubble from last year. He said the paddock would be cut for hay at the end of the week, a choice many other farmers will be making ...