They don’t see eye to eye on everything it takes to successfully dry down and harvest quality hay and haylage. But University of Wisconsin’s Dan Undersander and Kevin Shinners agree that conditioning ...

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.

Join us online for a free day of education on June 8 to gain insights on reducing weeds in forages, mowing and drying hay and haylage and much more. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Associate Extension Professor with ...

Hay season is always a challenge. In most years it seems the weather pattern never matches our grasses’ growth stage to harvest forage as dry hay at the peak of quality and quantity. We may luck out ...

Hay fever sufferers are not responding to the standard medications as quickly, experts said - fcafotodigital Hay fever symptoms are “exploding” among allergy sufferers earlier than usual this year, ...

All haymakers want their hay to dry quickly. Obviously, drying hay quickly helps avoid rain damage to the hay, but there are other reasons fast drying is important. Good timing and proper equipment ...

It’s not all smooth sailing for hay growers as Arkansas was facing increasingly drier conditions though late July and early August. Arkansas is expected to harvest more hay over more acres this year ...

For New Hampshire farmers who grow hay, the past couple of years have presented a bit of a Goldilocks situation. Last summer was too dry. This summer has been too wet. And that's a bad ending for this ...

After a cutting of hay, how long producers wait to cut again can depend on the type of hay as well as weather conditions. After the first hay cutting, the timing of second and even third cuttings — as ...