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Using preservative for dry hay - Hay Forage Forum My hay operation is small, (vegetables are our primary crops, but started putting up hay bc we always had the equipment and the hay works in nicely with rotations) approx 30 acres and do all small squares Straight alfalfa, alf mix and recently tried a little timothy too The first year we didn't run any sort of preservative
Weed control for pasture and hay field | Hay Forage Forum But then, you also aren't running the same field year after year in grass without regular roundup treatments or something equivalent For us permanent hay guys, short of nuking a field and starting over, we can get some cumulative broad leaf and annual grass challenges
Raking pattern help - Hay Forage Forum With lighter hay (including 2nd and on cuttings), we may have doubled or tripled the windows (taking 2 or 3 mower passes together) Being you have an older baler, I would suggest a window of say 12-16 inches high by 20-24 inches wide after exiting the rake (over night, you windrow may settle)
Beginner Hay Farmer in VA WV - Hay Forage Forum Hello everyone, I’m brand new, and excited to join this community and learn about hay farming I’m here to ask questions that’s probably been asked 1000s of time on this site My wife and I recently decided to get into hay farming to support our little horse farm in WV To help reduce startup
Hay was rained on. . . is it ruined? - Hay Forage Forum If your cut grass hay gets rained on before you get it bailed, do you just have to let it dry in the windrows longer, re-rake it or ted it? Is it ruined or with drying will it be ok? A little new to haying so just looking for some guidance from the experts here on the forum?
Have a few questions about hay quality! | Hay Forage Forum I've custom baled hay for over 35 yrs sometimes weather deals making hay a heavy blow! I seriously doubt hay producers are harvesting selling moldy hay that is being regularly shipped as good hay to other countries I have no experience baling hay utilizing preservatives but I've read where applying preservatives will control mold up to a certain moisture % but does give hay a different
Best Silage Baler? - Hay Forage Forum I was baling silage yesterday with my JD 854 baler and I could not make a round bale All the bales were lumpy I had the density turned up as high as I could and it still wouldn't make a good bale My neighbor was helping me out with their NH 7070 And they were making perfectly round bales all