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Discuss grasses and how to grow and harvest them.
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Last post by cow pollinater
Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:13 am
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When to use crop chopper on baler?
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millstreaminn » Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:45 am
I'm looking at a different baler that has a retractable crop chopper on it. Since it is retractable, there is obviously some crops you wouldn't want...
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Last post by tja477t
Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:59 am
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Green Grass
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Dave » Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:26 pm
These are pictures of where I wanted to enter a picture in last months contest. I kept forgetting to take the camera with me.
This is looking South...
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Last post by ClinchValley86
Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:00 am
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cattle nutrition
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gordon ross » Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:49 pm
Being a new cattle farmer I have recently be forced by Canada weed act to use herbicide to control weeds. Herbicide is not only weed killer, it is...
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Last post by ClinchValley86
Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:47 am
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Feeding Freshly Baled Hay
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YoungAngusCattle » Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:46 pm
I have heard you are supposed to wait a couple weeks to feed hay and I have also heard that is a myth. I went digging on the internet and all I could...
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Last post by Stocker Steve
Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:20 am
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Last post by YoungAngusCattle
Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:11 pm
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A Hay Calamity
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Bright Raven » Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:01 pm
My 74 year old supplier of hay, says this is the worse hay year he has seen. It is the middle of June. There was only a single 3 day stretch that...
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Last post by Nesikep
Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:14 pm
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Thin clover
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BFE » Thu Jun 13, 2019 5:58 pm
I have a thin stand of red clover that I would like to put something with to make more bales by late summer. What would you all suggest, crabgrass,...
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Last post by sim.-ang.king
Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:13 am
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Storing Round Bales Outside
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Bright Raven » Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:07 am
I discussed this with Jeanne and she may not agree. Elwood was just here. He is 74 and the biggest hay supplier in the County. I buy all my hay from...
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Last post by Lucky
Fri Jun 14, 2019 3:39 pm
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Grazing Pastures with Johnson Grass
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ValleyView » Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:55 pm
Apologies in advance if this has been discussed ad nauseam, but what are y’alls thoughts on grazing pastures with heavy stands of Johnson Grass...
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Last post by ValleyView
Fri Jun 14, 2019 1:04 pm
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Hay Baled
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Bfields30 » Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:39 pm
About to get hay pasture fertilized and get pesticide put on it fertilizer guy told me should be able to get baled around June 15-20 acres. What do...
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Last post by callmefence
Fri Jun 14, 2019 10:27 am
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Dicamba
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Cross-7 » Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:36 pm
Will Dicamba hurt bermuda?
I’m in a restricted county so I can’t use 2-4D, but everyone is farming dicamba cotton, so I could spray without hurting...
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Last post by Redgully
Thu Jun 13, 2019 5:54 pm
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Too much grass
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Stocker Steve » Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:40 pm
Really late spring, but 1.5 of rain last night and cool season forage is exploding. No blooms yet except for dandelions. Looking into buying some...
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Last post by Texasmark
Wed Jun 12, 2019 5:50 pm
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Sprigging a new Hay Field
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M-5 » Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:59 am
Some might be interested others maybe not but I am starting this thread to document my progress on this project.
I have 12.5 acres of plain ole...
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Last post by M-5
Wed Jun 12, 2019 8:05 am
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No till pastures
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ValleyView » Wed May 01, 2019 11:19 pm
Anyone here have much experience no till drilling pastures for grazing and/or hay production?
Recently no tilled 25 acres with a rented 6’ drill...
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Last post by ValleyView
Mon Jun 10, 2019 6:22 pm
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Eastern Gamagrass
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Lbass » Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:19 pm
Early this spring I noticed some clumps coming up. To dark, wide leafed and bunched together to be johnson grass. Now that its headed out I'm certain...
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Last post by bigbluegrass
Mon Jun 10, 2019 6:00 pm
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Anyone graze triticale ?
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Richnm » Mon May 27, 2019 2:37 pm
Planted 20 acres of spring triticale. My seed dealer told me the spring variety can be grazed all summer long ? Anyone heard this before ? I thought...
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Last post by Stocker Steve
Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:24 pm
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Fair price for mowing hay?
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tom4018 » Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:40 am
Helped a cousin out when his haybine went down. He was going to hire someone to mow some hay for him. I mowed a few different fields for him about 5...
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Last post by snoopdog
Sun Jun 09, 2019 6:23 pm
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Cropland to hayfield
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Logan52 » Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:54 pm
I leased my largest hay field to a neighbor and he put it in no-till corn for three years. After years of haying it was infested with what we call...
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Last post by Logan52
Sun Jun 09, 2019 1:48 pm
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Fescue
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kenny thomas » Mon May 27, 2019 7:18 am
Since the other topic got locked before I could reply let's continue here.
Fire Sweep Ranch you are correct. I have the same issue with the...
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Last post by ClinchValley86
Sun Jun 09, 2019 7:05 am
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Another Hay Man bits the Dust
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Stocker Steve » Thu Jun 06, 2019 4:50 pm
A 71 year old custom haying bachelor neighbor passed last week. His drinking buddies missed him at the VFW, drove out and looked in the windows, to...
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Last post by Stocker Steve
Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:09 pm
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Another fair pay question.
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callmefence » Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:19 pm
Looks like maybe next week we will get the window to knock down my big SS field. And it's gonna make.
I'm planning to run my round and square baler...
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Last post by cowrancher75
Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:39 am
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Last post by 1982vett
Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:05 pm
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Hay preservatives
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callmefence » Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:05 am
The discussion the other day about getting SS and Millet dry got me thinking about preservatives. Anyone got any experience with them??
I've been...
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Last post by chevytaHOE5674
Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:30 am
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Last post by sim.-ang.king
Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:17 pm
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Last post by 1982vett
Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:02 am
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How to tell grass types
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DCA farm » Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:05 am
Looking at finding what all grasses I have in my pastures is there a way to test it or is the only way to look at it and decide. I know there is a...
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Last post by Nesikep
Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:16 pm
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Mildew in hay a problem?
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garyws » Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:06 pm
Started feeding the new hay and after a few days noticed it had a lot of mildew smoking from it when tossed around. I've never had this problem with...
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Last post by Hook2.0
Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:46 pm
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Young sprigged bermuda
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Cross-7 » Mon Jun 03, 2019 7:26 am
I didn’t want to hijack Callmefence topic.
I have the same problem.
It’s been raining since it was sprigged.
I have weeds and grasses taking over....
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Last post by Nesikep
Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:21 am
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Grazing Soybeans?
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southernultrablack » Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:45 am
Anyone here ever tried it? I’m considering planting some for grazing and may plant some for hay eventually.
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Last post by Dirt Farmer
Tue Jun 04, 2019 2:10 am
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