So dry ... Cut, rake & bale
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Whoa.... now, that's "scary" dry! Never seen it that dry!
Folk's at home in SD are feelin' the burn right now!
But, they've had so much rain and flooding - they'd like it to dry out just enough to take the sand bags down.AKfish
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Yes, that would likely be haylage. Grass dry enough to cut and bale that fast would have zero nutritional value. It could be used only as roughage, which is possibility. As is the chance that they plan to sell it to desperate folks for an inflated price in their time of need. Seems to be a lot of that going on.
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Interesting ovservations. I cut no hay before it's time and I certainly prepare it for bailing for my customers.
I suspect that alfalfa hay will do a serious climb in per bale price this year, along with wheat straw. Corn as a feed, has gotten too expensive for producers and while DDG is an alternative, it's not working as a main ration.
There will be a ton of crop insurance claims this year.
The corn here is in the critical stage where it needs moisture to fill out and it's not happening. Consequently, it's 'firing up'.
It's not going to matter much, no matter how it plays. Your officials on the Beltway are dilligently focking up the economy to the point where prime importance will be day-to day survival.
I suspect that alfalfa hay will do a serious climb in per bale price this year, along with wheat straw. Corn as a feed, has gotten too expensive for producers and while DDG is an alternative, it's not working as a main ration.
There will be a ton of crop insurance claims this year.
The corn here is in the critical stage where it needs moisture to fill out and it's not happening. Consequently, it's 'firing up'.
It's not going to matter much, no matter how it plays. Your officials on the Beltway are dilligently focking up the economy to the point where prime importance will be day-to day survival.
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I thought haylge was high moisture ... baled green with a silage baler and put in those bags.
I agree This dryed out stuff would have no nutritional value ... and I'll bet they sure enough will inflate the price and sell.
It'll beat the heck out of snowballs.
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Might be about the same ... I'd bet snowballs would at least have some moisture!!!!
Ya but they are just not that satifying....not filling enough.
Seriously though I doubt that kind of hay is worth a crap but it will truly be better then nothing. At least you can top dress it with some grain.
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I sort of switched gears and made that confusing. If it had moisture, it would likely be haylage. If it was indeed dry enough to rake and bale right behind the cutter, it would just be roughage, probably just a bit better than straw.
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Okay ... now I'm with you ... slow down turbo, sometimes I need to digest things.