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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hay that has been cut and then rained on can lose quality in four ways. These include: 1) leaching of soluble carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, 2) increased and prolonged plant respiration, 3) ...

It’s nice to be headed into fall and know the barn is full of bright green hay for the ewes to enjoy over the winter. Come March and the arrival of our new lambs, we will be able to provide them with ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...