30 acres and do all small squares All the hay left is quality bermuda square bales Straight alfalfa, alf mix and recently tried a little timothy too
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The first year we didn't run any sort of preservative.
But then, you also aren't running the same field year after year in grass without regular roundup treatments or something equivalent
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Place ads desiring to haul hay on facebook or local farmer related bulletin boards Are you desiring to haul small sq, large sq or rd bales Do you have any previous experience hauling hay? 😂 i’ve been reading through some of the threads on the site and i think this will be the place i’ll find answers to some of my questions
It is the bane of my existence!!
With lighter hay (including 2nd and on cuttings), we may have doubled or tripled the windows (taking 2 or 3 mower passes together) Hello everyone, i’m brand new, and excited to join this community and learn about hay farming I’m here to ask questions that’s probably been asked 1000s of time on this site My wife and i recently decided to get into hay farming to support our little horse farm in wv
Here is one universal truth for hay Relative humidity 90% rh the hay will have no lower than 40% moisture The magic moisture for raking 70% rh the hay will be no lower than 18 to 20% moisture the magic moisture for small square baling
65% rh the hay will.
I have been reading quite a few posts and other literature concerning what the ideal humidity is to rake and bale.but there doesn't always seem to be a consensus What are your rules of thumb in regards to humidity What humidity range do you like to take and bale within? Looks like i am going to have more leftover hay this year than i ever have
I was curious at what point does everyone else start to discount their leftover hay