Other Hay/Forage Information
Safety Lesson
You have to be vigilant about farm safety and look for things that could possibly happen before you start a task even if it means letting some hay get...
Continuing The Legacy
Call Dave Fink anytime in June and he'll probably answer from a hayfield set among rolling hills nestled just south of the Appalachian Mountains. The...
Forage Testing
Insight From Blind Samples
Hay growers, buyers and forage testing labs have been at odds over the accuracy and consistency of test results for years. Last fall, two farmer groups,...
Insight From Blind Samples
Last fall, two University extension forage specialists asked growers to send "blind" alfalfa hay samples to several forage testing laboratories and request the samples and results back. With that information, the experts compared the variation within and among the labs tested, and they say lab variation does exist, which is something growers have complained about for years. General results, first reactions and actions were reported in the May issue of Hay & Forage Grower. For stories, click here. To comment on forage testing, email hfg@hayandforage.com. We’ll post comments on this site...
Hay Contest Helps Increase Forage Testing, RFQ Scores
A multi-state hay contest can influence growers to use forage tests and help increase relative forage quality (RFQ) scores...
Custom Forage Harvesting
Two Companies Debut New Choppers
The two family owned German makers of self-propelled forage harvesters — Claas of America and Krone North America — announced additions and improvements to their forage harvester lines last month...
Becoming Believers
Larry Krepline and Martin Freed have been using auto-steer while cutting hay this season. Now they can't imagine working without it. According to tractor...
