Water Buy-Out Brings BPA Hay
In the Pacific Northwest, this is the season of BPA hay. The BPA is the Bonneville Power Administration, which buys power from Northwestern hydroelectric...
Insects Munch On Utah Hay
Utah hay growers are battling outbreaks of two insects this summer. High numbers of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers are moving from rangeland into hayfields, forcing many growers to apply insecticides or face major yield losses....
Irrigated Grasses Beat Legumes
Cool-season grasses produced more beef per acre than alfalfa or cicer milkvetch in a University of Wyoming irrigated pasture study. But the researchers...
Bale Covers Cattle Can Eat
Livestock producers soon may be covering hay bales with edible, biodegradable plastic. That’s one potential application for plastic film made from corn...
Armyworms Attack Forage Crops
Armyworms are causing serious damage to pastures and hayfields in several states. The Environmental Protection Agency recently granted special registration...
Tedded Hay Dries Faster
Want to bale your hay sooner to cut the risk of rain damage? Ted it, suggests Mike Collins, University of Kentucky agronomist. Tedding can shave up to...
Barn-Dry Big Bales?
In most hay-growing regions, growers have a tough time getting the crop dry enough for problem-free storage in big square bales. Barn drying may be the...
Crimp The Crop Correctly
The quality of a hay crop is never better than when it's standing in the field, points out Randal Taylor. It's goes downhill from that point. Mechanical...
Hay Dryer Is In Demand
Hay growers are anxiously awaiting the introduction a propane-fueled dryer whose inventers believe will economically dry hay in the field. Minnesota co-inventors...
Habitat For Hay
Your best-choice hay storage method depends on your location, market and several other factors. But you're usually money ahead with some type of weather...
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