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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Nothing changes the landscape like cutting hay for wildlife that used those grasslands. Here are some common sense haying ideas to benefit wildlife and minimize the effects on young animals or smaller ...

I was out running the other day and passed a field of freshly cut hay. I stopped for a minute and just enjoyed the smell. The smell of new-mown hay makes me think of my grandfather Charles Henshaw, a ...