[20']

No, you said they don't give a rip about their land....

incorrect, I said they many don't care about being good stewards of their land. Is being a good steward of the land is ripping out every fence row to increase the yield and cutting early and often to increase the bail count?

 

[Hawk]

incorrect, I said they many don't care about being good stewards of their land. Is being a good steward of the land is ripping out every fence row to increase the yield and cutting early and often to increase the bail count?

Please present your data on cutting hay early and often.

 

[PHhunter]

Not caring about the land and not being good stewards of their land is different?? Got it

 

[PHhunter]

Please present your data on cutting hay early and often.

Nobody around here has cut any hay yet.

 

[20']

Not caring about the land and not being good stewards of their land is different?? Got it

glad you understand the difference!

 

[Hawk]

Nobody around here has cut any hay yet.

Bit did they cut hay in May during turkey restoration?? 20 says they didnt.....

 

[PHhunter]

Bit did they cut hay in May during turkey restoration?? 20 says they didnt.....

Farmers cut hay as soon as they can.

 

[Hawk]

Farmers cut hay as soon as they can.

So 20 is wrong??? Hmmm....

 

[trapperBR549]

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cant speak for every farmer, but ya, many are trying to get an extra cut (that's the early one).

False. The nutritional value of hay declines rapidly once it starts to head out. The vast majority of the cool season grass hay I see put up around here is put up much later than it should be, mainly because of spring weather.
From that perspective warm season grasses are a much better choice because prime cut time nutritionally speaking is mid to late June when the weather is much more settled.
And when much of the ground nesting is done.
IF a farmer is taking an "extra" cutting it would be later, not earlier.

 

[20']

So 20 is wrong??? Hmmm....

some that are good stewards of the land wait so they don't purposely chop up fawns, hens, nests!

Not a farms, but guessing the efficiency of the planting from the 60's, 70's and even the 80's allows them to get to haying earlier these days? Full disclosure, I have no charts or studies to support that farming equipment as a whole is more efficient of even better than the 1920's!

 

[20']

False. The nutritional value of hay declines rapidly once it starts to head out. The vast majority of the cool season grass hay I see put up around here is put up much later than it should be, mainly because of spring weather.
From that perspective warm season grasses are a much better choice because prime cut time nutritionally speaking is mid to late June when the weather is much more settled.
And when much of the ground nesting is done.
IF a farmer is taking an "extra" cutting it would be later, not earlier.

so you think farmers are more concerned with hay or planting fields? Now, I realize there are plenty of folks that hay that don't have crops.

PS trapper, try and follow along, if they cut it EARLY, it will grow again and they get and additional cut! but, thanks for stating my point more eloquently!

 

[trapperBR549]

You're out of your element here Donnie, I mean 20.

 

[WBF]

so you think farmers are more concerned with hay or planting fields? Now, I realize there are plenty of folks that hay that don't have crops.

PS trapper, try and follow along, if they cut it EARLY, it will grow again and they get and additional cut! but, thanks for stating my point more eloquently!

You have to plant it before you can grow and harvest it! Did you miss that section in farming for dummies..?. want the link?

Crops are annuals .... hay, Wsg, etc are perennial.....

 

[20']

You have to plant it before you can grow and harvest it! Did you miss that section in farming for dummies..?. want the link?

Crops are annuals .... hay, Wsg, etc are perennial.....

I certainly didn't mean to imply they plant the hay fields, more that haying is done after the grain is in the ground.

 

[mx1alex]

Where did the dead turkey pics come from?

 

[20']

You're out of your element here Donnie, I mean 20.

how is it that some may get 4 cuts per season, and many 3???

 

[Hawk]

Where did the dead turkey pics come from?

Ks

 

[wingman]

3 or 4 cuts a season are prolly alfalfa and not fescue.

 

[20']

You're out of your element here Donnie, I mean 20.

nothing more sophisticated than cutting grass! aren't the 3 holidays the rule of thumb, so if a good steward knock it back 2 weeks on the 1st cut, wildlife might benefit as well, NO?

 

[20']

3 or 4 cuts a season are prolly alfalfa and not fescue.

3 could more than likely be fescue though, right?