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Rain Doesn’t Hinder This Hay Processor
Wet, cool weather made it a tough year for hay growers trying to put up quality hay in the northeastern U.S. But the weird and whacky weather also made it an almost ideal year for one company to use a new processing system that turns standing forages into dry hay in about four hours. ...
Southeast Hay Contest Winners Announced
Overall entry numbers were down slightly from previous years, but average quality scores were high at last week’s Southeast Hay Contest, held in conjunction with the Sunbelt Agricultural Expo in Moultrie, GA. ...
Horse Hay Market: Right For You?
With dairy farms just about everywhere facing financial difficulties, many commercial alfalfa hay growers are finding markets for their product dwindling....
USDA Raises Hay Production Estimate
USDA has adjusted its forecast for 2009 hay production. According to the department’s October Crop Production report issued last Friday, production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures will total...
Wyoming: High Profile At Dairy Expo
Ervin Gara III, Torrington, WY, was back in the winner’s circle at the World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl last week. Gara captured first place in the commercial hay category....
Forages Grab Center Stage At Dairy Expo
Top-flight hay and forage growers will be in the spotlight at World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI, tomorrow – Wednesday – when winners ...
Monitor Processing During Silage Harvest
Chopped corn should be processed aggressively, and dairy producers should monitor it throughout the harvest to make sure that’s happening, recommends Bill Mahanna, Pioneer Hi-Bred’s nutritional sciences manager. ...
NHA Convention Launches Thursday
The National Hay Association (NHA) is expecting more than 300 people to attend this year’s annual meeting, which will run Sept. 17-19 at Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort in Deadwood, SD. “We’re up by about 10% from last year’s registrations,” reports Don Kieffer, NHA executive director. ...
Small Ration Changes Affect Milk Production
A consistent feed – whether it's hay or silage – translates to consistent milk production. Yet just a small amount of variation in feed quality can immediately affect milk production, according to Dave Mertens , who spoke at the recent Getting More From Forages conference in Madison, WI. ...
Southeast Hay Contest Gears Up
The clock is ticking for hay growers looking to enter the 2009 Southeastern Hay Contest. Deadline for entering is Sept. 30. Contest winners will be announced ...
Idaho Growers Dispute Hay-Crop Forecast
Leading alfalfa growers in Idaho are claiming numbers related to the state’s 2009 alfalfa crop in the latest USDA Crop Production report missed...
Hay Acreage, Yields Increase
U.S. hay production is up from year-ago levels, according to last week’s Crop Production report from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). ...
Beware Of Bad Replanting Advice
Growers of hail-damaged silage or grain corn are getting some bad replanting advice, according to Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin extension forage agronomist. ...
CWT Program Alone Won’t Save Dairy
A voluntary, producer-funded program aimed at supporting milk prices through herd retirement and other means will only go so far in helping the dairy industry out of its current slump, says Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Lang....
Hay-Tool Collectors Group Launched
If you’re fascinated by antique hay tools – barn pulleys, grappling forks, hay spears, hay carriers or other barn accessories – Doug de Shazer of Crofton, NE, would like to hear from you....
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