Second-cutting fescue makes quality hay when stems and seed heads were cut earlier. Farmers cutting fescue hay don’t get many second chances to make quality hay. This is a one-in-five year, says Craig ...

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.

The first hay cutting of the year was good, but unless more rain falls, there won’t be much of a second cut. Still, Jim Cowden, the county’s extension director, says this year likely will be better ...

It’s nice to be headed into fall and know the barn is full of bright green hay for the ewes to enjoy over the winter. Come March and the arrival of our new lambs, we will be able to provide them with ...

Jun. 21—COLUMBIA BASIN — The first cutting is in for alfalfa hay in the Basin, and it's not all it should be, according to Mark Anderson of Anderson Hay and Grain. "We were hoping to get a lot more ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Indiana's second hay cutting is lower yielding, but higher in nutritional value than the first. Knowing this can help cattle producers decide on a feeding program and supplement ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We documented the fates of 1,104 ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) nests in harvested and unharvested hayfields near Sibley, Illinois ...

A load of hay westbound on Interstate 90 up the Vantage grade toward Ellensburg, Wash., home of many hay exporters. First-cutting is about 70% complete, but much of the crop has been damaged by rain.