Dec 9, 2020 · I have purchased some second cut alfalfa hay, it is dry hay in 4x5' round bales. It was really dry here in Southern Ontario this past summer so there is very little grass that grew back for second cut so its almost pure alfalfa. My question is it okay to feed this to beef cattle for the winter or is there a high chance of bloat with it.

Aug 6, 2015 · Hay on the first day of curing the holes in the leaves will be open, unless the hay is in a good sized dark windrow. In that case the holes in the leaves close and THEN our nearest opening for water to escape is the abrasions in the stems from mowing and conditioning.

Jun 13, 2013 · Discuss alfalfa, orchard grass, timothy, legumes, teff, and other forage here. Round bales, square bales, and haylage.

Jun 18, 2014 · I've used hesston 3983 12 wheel v-rakes for the last 15 yrs doing 600 ac of alfalfa a yr. Always hated the way the v-rakes made my windrows into ropes.

Aug 27, 2017 · I have meadowbrome/alf mix on a couple fields it varies alot in percentage from 1st to later cuttings.First cutting is 40% grass and 2nd and later cuttings are under 10% so something to consider when you are selling the hay.I have a market for the 40% grass mix and the 10% so not a issue for me.

Jun 13, 2024 · New to this website, I have been haying 3 alfalfa fields for past 6 years. Last year and this year the alfalfa is not blooming like it was previous years. Any ideas or suggestions to look for? This field is located in Colorado and is an older established field. Thanks

Oct 3, 2015 · A 48-inch high field fence topped with a strand of barbed wire surrounds our alfalfa field and for two years, no whitetail deer have been in the alfalfa. While local doe usually go under perimeter barbed wire fences, larger bucks here have 8+ points (not Montana count) and must jump perimeter fences.

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Mar 23, 2021 · Generally speaking, direct seeding alfalfa will almost always give you the best stand. In my experience with direct seeding in the spring, there was a tremendous amount of weed pressure. I used Pursuit herbicide postemerge, and it did an excellent job. I got two small hay crops that first year. In my area, alfalfa can be planted up until August 15.

Mar 10, 2012 · After time, alfalfa's tap root will go as much as 50' deep (or so I was told!). rjmoses There is a story about a dry land alfalfa growing in Nevada where the roots of alfalfa plants were penetrating the roof of some old mines. -95 feet comes to mind.