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Climate Change and Hay Price Trends ?

Last post by Stocker Steve « Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:39 am
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by Stocker Steve » Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:09 pm

I know drought and flooding has severely damaged some areas of USA. We have not had that, but we have had some unusually big rains in recent summers...

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Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:39 am
Been unrolling hay

Last post by Lucky « Fri Dec 14, 2018 11:10 pm
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by Bigfoot » Wed Dec 12, 2018 6:38 pm

Been knocked around on here a lot, I’ve been in the discussion some myself. Tried it on a real limited basis maybe a couple of years ago, and it...
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Fri Dec 14, 2018 11:10 pm
Wheat straw

Last post by DCA farm « Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:23 pm
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by DCA farm » Fri Dec 14, 2018 2:35 pm

Found some baled wheat straw any of y'all feed it. Just my thought I can buy it pretty cheap I know it's not as good as hay but fed along side hay or...

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Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:23 pm
Over seeding rye grass

Last post by farmerjan « Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:09 pm
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by DCA farm » Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:16 pm

Is over seeding rye grass a good option or do I need to bust ground Up. South west Louisiana it's still in mid 60s here

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Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:09 pm
Weight of hay rolls

Last post by Texasmark « Thu Dec 13, 2018 7:09 pm
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by kenny thomas » Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:19 pm

How many of you ever weighed any of your hay rolls. I weighed 3 rolls that were supposed to be very close in size but from 3 different rollers and...
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Thu Dec 13, 2018 7:09 pm
Ky31

Last post by skyhightree1 « Thu Dec 13, 2018 6:41 pm
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by skyhightree1 » Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:47 am

What in the world is going on with it seems to keep going up 30.00 a 50lb bag each year. In bulk discount I'm still paying 70.00 a 50# bag. Those...

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Thu Dec 13, 2018 6:41 pm
creeping alfalfa vernal alfalfa

Last post by farmguy « Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:51 pm

by farmguy » Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:51 pm

I interseed my pastures with my no till drill. First does creeping alfalfa actually creep and increase in density? Second; Vernal alfalfa was what we...

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Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:51 pm
Planting grass

Last post by DCA farm « Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:14 pm

by DCA farm » Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:14 pm

Hope yalls days going good it's a warm wet one in Louisiana I'm looking at planting grass come ive got Bermuda Baha'i and just native grass in my...

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Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:14 pm
Horse hay

Last post by farmerjan « Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:52 am
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by skyhightree1 » Sat Dec 08, 2018 11:14 am

I hate horse people.. these jerks worried the hadies out of me cause they needed hay I told them I don't feel like going out to the barn they kept...
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Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:52 am
Hybrid Bermuda

Last post by Caustic Burno « Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:00 pm
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by Baldie Maker » Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:32 pm

I'm in south Central KY and contemplating adding a hybrid bermuda to some sacrifice areas aswell as a select few other pastures. I'm hoping in the...

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Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:00 pm
Leasing land

Last post by Silver « Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:05 pm
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by DCA farm » Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:20 pm

What y'all pay a acre for lease land I'm wanting to make my neighbor a offer in his pasture boarding mine he sold his horses and it's growed up with...

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Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:05 pm
made some nice hay this year *pics

Last post by snoopdog « Wed Dec 12, 2018 7:21 pm
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by ddd75 » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:18 am

you can click for larger pics

1st cutting.

3rd cutting

they are enjoying it.

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Wed Dec 12, 2018 7:21 pm
Planting grass Advice

Last post by Stocker Steve « Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:28 pm
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by Bfields30 » Mon Dec 10, 2018 2:47 pm

Guys I have a 10-15 acre used hay pasture on my place hasn’t been used In forever for grazing thinking about when and what should I plant I was...

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Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:28 pm
Stockpile ? for Fescue Fans

Last post by kenny thomas « Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:53 pm
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by Stocker Steve » Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:04 pm

How do you balance out spring stocking on acres that will be set aside in the fall to grow stockpile?

Or do you just hay it once or twice and then...
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Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:53 pm
Trees in the fence

Last post by BRYANT « Sat Dec 08, 2018 12:39 pm
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by ILMOcowcalf » Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:33 am

Due to an elderly previous owner and a lazy tenant I have a lot of cedar trees and thorn trees growing up in fence lines. Fences are all 4&5 barb...

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Sat Dec 08, 2018 12:39 pm
Gcreekranch Winter Pasture

Last post by Nesikep « Tue Dec 04, 2018 7:21 pm
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by Bright Raven » Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:18 pm

These are nice pictures, Dave. My favorite is the seventh one down.
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Tue Dec 04, 2018 7:21 pm
Never before

Last post by skyhightree1 « Tue Dec 04, 2018 9:40 am
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by skyhightree1 » Mon Dec 03, 2018 7:28 pm

I needed to plant a field this fall but it was mud so I was wondering if I should plant just fescue ad cinnamon clover by itself or if I should plant...

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Tue Dec 04, 2018 9:40 am
storing hay for 5 years

Last post by bird dog « Mon Dec 03, 2018 7:21 pm
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by MtnCows93 » Sun Dec 02, 2018 7:48 pm

hey guys im wondering how i could go about storing round bales for long periods of time for drought insurance. i think ill be able to buy hay very...

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Mon Dec 03, 2018 7:21 pm
Jim Gerrish's fescue-plus grazing and stockpile mix

Last post by kenny thomas « Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:12 pm
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by Mossy Dell » Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:15 pm

I just finished Jim Gerrish's book Kick the Hay Habit. Very interesting. Basically he says to stock for winter grazing, not summer. Winter pasturing...

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Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:12 pm
Making better dry hay and balage ?

Last post by Boot Jack Bulls « Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:28 pm
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by Stocker Steve » Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:01 am

Planning to make balage with my upland legume mix stands next year. Expect to avoid the drying issues and increase quality. I have haying equipment...
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Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:28 pm
Loss of our Native Hardwoods

Last post by greybeard « Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:56 am
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by Bright Raven » Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:04 am

The woods in Kentucky are a relic of what they were when I was raised on the family farm.

Gone:
White Oak
White Ash
American Elm
Beech

The rest of...
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Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:56 am
Tennessee winter forage and hay

Last post by Hook2.0 « Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:55 am
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by Hook2.0 » Tue Nov 20, 2018 6:28 pm

What are folks in the tn area doing for winter forage and hay amd for how long. On average each winter. What grasses/ crops are being planted and...
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Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:55 am
Frosted hay

Last post by bird dog « Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:31 pm
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by cowboy43 » Sat Nov 17, 2018 2:26 pm

Blue Stem grass hay got frost killed, what does it do to the protein, does it reduce the $ value, was valued at $60 a roll, what would it be valued...

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Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:31 pm
Just Right

Last post by ez14. « Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:23 pm
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by redlevel » Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:05 pm

I hit it just right with my winter grazing.

I sowed about five acres of ryegrass two days before the hurricane in early October. Broadcast it, with...

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Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:23 pm
When the tractor is at the farm

Last post by snoopdog « Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:06 pm
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by slick4591 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:12 pm

and you needed to unload a roll.
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Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:06 pm
Greenscape Seeder

Last post by pwldrp « Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:03 pm

by pwldrp » Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:03 pm

Is there anyone on here using the Greenscape Seeder in East Texas area?

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Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:03 pm
Discing Coastal

Last post by BC « Sat Nov 10, 2018 12:16 am
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by pwldrp » Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:27 am

What is the best time of year to disc coastal to "wake it up"?

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Sat Nov 10, 2018 12:16 am
Smoothing a hay field

Last post by Turkeybird « Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:14 pm
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by east_tex » Mon Nov 05, 2018 9:04 pm

I am working on smoothing out a Coastal and Bahia hay field which is so rough the custom baler doesn't want the work. I think I can lightly disk and...

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Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:14 pm
Grazing management

Last post by jdg « Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:35 pm
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by 5S Cattle » Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:17 pm

As soon as we can string together a week of dry weather, I’m going to plant wheat, turnips, radishes, and some crimson clover. Never planted the...

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Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:35 pm
Orchard Grass ?

Last post by sim.-ang.king « Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:31 am
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by Stocker Steve » Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:33 am

I plant blends of grasses and legumes. Had been including a high percentage of meadow fescue but it does last. What I am seeing is an increase in the...

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