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mercer county, il | Here, the light sandy ground is about all we will grow hay on anymore. If you’re selling it, and not using any of it, you need to be able to mow it when it’s time, regardless if the ground is dry, and the sand seems to help dry the hay quicker too.
And forget round bales. Big squares handle easier, stack easier, truck easier, and save more leaves, and the prices paid reflect all of that.
And remember you’re always going to have product that doesn’t meet the market spec. You either need animals that can utilize that, or you’re gonna take a bath on it. Losing one cutting a year to rain kinda cuts profits, and silage bales are a hard sell in most areas.
But I’m like blusteryknoll. We plan on wrapping first cutting, simply from a weather/time perspective, it needs to get off the field, and my time is more valuable elsewhere at that time, not dicking around for 4 days trying to get hay dry that’s already stemmy and tough because I’ve been waiting for a rain free window.
And do you have a way to spray it? “Here” a sprayer is about the most profitable tool for alfalfa production. | |
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Hay guys
