2015 Hay Season

[Creamer]

Most of the guys around here are just finishing up as well - 4th cuttings for most in alfalfa but some guys got 5 when they chopped it off the day after they cut it. It was a good year for hay in this area.

Sorry to hear about your troubles. It seems that when one thing goes wrong it starts a snowball effect!

 

[tjkadar]

Bad year for hay for us. Some guys 15 miles away did okay. Nothing stellar, but still better than us. And now that we're pretty much done, we've had 4 days straight of rain. I swear that you have better odds in Vegas than you do with hay.

 

[foreman Etexas]

I been done,no rain we only ended up with the one cutting but it was good enough to make 383.
As for flats Bigfoot,I had 3 blowouts (not at same time) so just bought all new tires for it.
I actually have already been putting out hay this month,just a few here and there,and cubing.
Ponds are way down and I have heard of a guy losing cattle to green algae blue found in his ponds.

 

[joeu235]

Put up 1100 bales this weekend off 24 acres. A man from Fort Hood and I did all the hauling. I'm beat...thank goodness I have to go to work today to rest up. Lower yield than usual but not too bad since my dad sprayed Pastora and then it didn't rain for 45 days. My parents sell horse hay to some particular customers so its real quality stuff.

 

[Mud Mechanik]

Gonna bale my second cutting today, looks like it will make great yields, the first cutting was 57, 4X5 rolls off of 20 acres. The new baler is doing great.

 

[foreman Etexas]

That's good to hear still some grass around to cut. We have started putting out hay like Its cold already,here at the house,lease pastures are close behind

 

[TomSeller]

That's good to hear still some grass around to cut. We have started putting out hay like Its cold already,here at the house,lease pastures are close behind

Been putting out hay for a few weeks, still some grass when moving into fresh pasture but not growing much with the short days. Temperature is okay, just not enough daylight to get much.

 

[Mud Mechanik]

Just finished putting up the last of 51 rolls that we baled yesterday, and I am already feeding hay as well.

 

[farmer2009]

I'm also setting some hay around in ditches and woodlines. Just to stretch pastures. Have enough hay for winter so need to mow off hay fields with brush hog.

 

[Creamer]

I'm also setting some hay around in ditches and woodlines. Just to stretch pastures. Have enough hay for winter so need to mow off hay fields with brush hog.

Why mow them off?