WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The rainy weather that has settled over much of Indiana for the past month has made harvesting and drying hay for safe storage more difficult, potentially raising the risk of ...
They don’t see eye to eye on everything it takes to successfully dry down and harvest quality hay and haylage. But University of Wisconsin’s Dan Undersander and Kevin Shinners agree that conditioning ...
After the first hay cutting, the timing of second and even third cuttings — as well as how much hay farmers get from those — can have some variation based on weather conditions and the type of hay.
Drought that has ravaged much of the nation has decreased hay supplies and increased forage prices. (Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell) Download Photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Indiana ...
As haying season approaches, producers across South Dakota will begin preparing to get out the baler. In recent years, it has been quite difficult for many producers to put up quality, dry hay; this ...
I know that I just wrote about hay a couple of weeks ago, but it certainly is a popular topic right now. It has been a challenging season so far to get dry hay up before encountering some showers ...
Andrew Tourneur, owner of Humber Valley Holsteins in Little Rapids, said farmers across Atlantic Canada are feeling a shortage of hay and other forage. (Amy Feehan/CBC) A hot and dry summer led to ...