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Forage Sampling For Haying and Grazing and Tips on Bale Size

Forage sampling in a standing pasture allows us to get a feed value estimate of forages that will be fed to livestock. It’s also helpful for making sure your forage is at the best stage for cutting hay. While you can look at it, checking the color, leaf to stem content, and the stage of […]

When To Cut Alfalfa

    https://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/article/when-to-cut-alfalfa/   When to Make First Spring Cut of Alfalfa and Mixed Alfalfa/Grass   Producers must answer a couple of basic questions when deciding the time of the first spring cutting of alfalfa and mixed alfalfa and grass fields. What’s your hay harvesting schedule? What are your objectives for the harvested hay crop […]

Cattle Handling Tips – Why Low Stress?