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Mar 17, 2025 · I know I have seen people talk about what height to cut hay at all over the internet but I wanted to ask some questions specific to my situation to boost my confidence. We are …

Feb 2, 2025 · Is there benefit to dragging fields to breakup clumps manure clumps or let them lay? I feel that it would help spread the fertilizer around and prevent dead spots under the pile of …

Jun 6, 2017 · 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 …

Apr 28, 2025 · Forking ground hay would be a PITA. Animals do better with some longer hay to chew on. Too much fine stuff isn't good for the way they are designed. Plus it keeps them busy …

Jun 23, 2016 · I have decided to plant some grain sorghum instead of double crop beans. I'm hoping that between our usual summer drought and the damage that deer do to soybeans that …

Apr 22, 2025 · Hay diddle diddle said: Moisture. Nothing beats the correct amount and timing of rain, or irrigation. But nothing beats rain. Thanks Diddle good to know.. we haven’t been short …

Dec 27, 2024 · So I started looking for hay/straw choppers- the kind that dairy farms use for shooting bedding into stalls. The one made by WIC looked like it might do the job, but I’d like …

Mar 3, 2014 · Discuss mowers, rakes, balers, tedders, accumulators, choppers, and any other machinery.

Mar 29, 2025 · I have always put down nitrogen 46-0-0 prior to first cutting hay as that is really the bulk of our hay cuttings by far. I will follow-up and apply nitrogen after first cutting to give …