a lunch time break

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Agreed, the field is pretty nicely laid out but its growing nothing too spectacular -- endophyte infected fescue, a dab of orchard grass, native grasses & weeds. This is the first time Ive hayed it and before that it was grossly mismanaged, lots taken little given back. I was planning for first cut to be cattle feed and wasnt disappointed. Just contracted w/ the coop to burn it off next week and after the withdrawal period will plant Teff. That should make a good crop for my target market...horses.

 

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The Vet School is by the fair grounds... they are expanding with new buildings. We don't have anything that nice. The university owns the tractors and I use what ever is hooked up for the day. I'm just glad they let me use the equipment. The research stations are short handed, so planting your own tests helps them. ...and make me very happy .

You can find some "interesting" professors that study (or focus) on the smallest nitches. I really like working in Entomology but my major was forestry and the U.S. Forest Circus... oops, Service... brought me to NC. I just try and think of Cotton as a very short forest...

BTW, where abouts is your Hay Field? (state location is fine )

 

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Ah, I thought all of the ag school was over at the fair grounds. Good to know this b/c Id wind up getting lost. Ive been to the vet school a couple times as well as the fair grounds. Here I thought all of the ag school was as nice as the vet campus. Must admit Ive never seen more of the campus than the vet school.

"think of Cotton as a very short forest."


Its over in E TN not too far W of Athens. Im going to be over in your neck of the woods next week though. I do some traveling w/ this job between here and RTP. My daughter still lives in NC so I stay w/ her when Im over there.