Haylage becomes an option for dealing with the extra production." Haylage is often called "hay-in-a-day" because it can be cut, baled and stored without having to leave it in the field for drying.

With droughty conditions across Nebraska and late season moisture regenerating stands of alfalfa, is there still an opportunity to take October alfalfa cuttings? And which stands could handle a late ...

Harvesting and ensiling good alfalfa haylage can be challenging. The high protein and low carbohydrate content can lead to less than optimal fermentation if conditions aren’t right. Most dairies today ...

I can remember, as a kid, helping the neighbor make small, rectangular bales of hay. He made the first cutting about the Fourth of July. It was always hot. The hay was a blend of grasses, clover and ...

A lot goes into making high-quality hay. Perhaps the primary way to produce the kind of hay that will give top milk and meat production is to cut the hay at the optimum stage of maturity. Whether it’s ...

FARGO - This year's alfalfa hay harvest could be the earliest in years, according to J.W. Schroeder, North Dakota State University Extension Service dairy specialist. Seeding surveys indicate that, ...

When it comes to the question of hay vs haylage, most people have a personal preference about which they will feed their horse. There’s almost an element of rivalry between the two, which are both ...

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MINSK, 17 June (BelTA) – Belarus has harvested 46.6% of haylage, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. First grass has been cut on the area of 1,206,300 hectares (85.8%) and ...

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