When will you have hay?

Hoofer B · May 5, 2013

At approx what date do you have hay baled? Do you know anyone that would have big squares of alfalfa and or grass for sale?

Allan in NE · May 5, 2013

If the moisture keeps up, probably around the first of July.......still have snow on the ground here. :>(

Allan

M Nut · May 5, 2013

For me in north central MN, usually the last week of June, sometimes the first week of July before I can start cutting hay that is worth the time and fuel to cut. Most fields are one cutting, a few that are well fertilized get cut twice.

DeltaRed · May 5, 2013

Normally,some hay starts to come off mid/late May,biggest 'push' is early June.Not this year.Been so cold/dry its gonna be atleast 2 weeks late.

WAYNE-N-TX · May 5, 2013

I will be making my first cut within the next two weeks. I'm not big time, approx. 35 acres in grass, 125 tons of chicken litter.

Leroy · May 5, 2013

This area of Ohio usually around May 15 but this year probably about Memorial day. First corn went in fri and they like to start about April 10 to 15. I remember when even if ground was ready you did not drop planter for corn in ground until May 15. Beans after corn was done, now they are also planting beans in April if weather permits.

Wheat Farmer · May 5, 2013

Here in the Upper Arkansas Valley (Colo) the first cutting July 4th, Second cutting Sept 1st, but also dry and might be later. Last years crop was about 50-75%. $360 a ton.

Anonymous-0 · May 5, 2013

Gonnacut in a couple weeks ,,got about 20 polaces to cut ,, smallest is half acre , largest is 90 acres,,,The small acre folx get antsy ,,they want their place lookin nice and not bushy ,, so I cut them 1st ,, usually come back in for nice 2nd cut later in yr .to make into square bales ..

Larry NEIL · May 5, 2013

Usually first week of june, this year, probably the second week.

TGIN · May 5, 2013

S.E.Indiana , I have some alfalfa & O.G. that I will cut in 10 days if I can get the weather but last several yrs. dont get anything cut till June because of rain every 3rd day . The other grass and clover fields can go till 2nd week of june but would like to get a early start , makes better hay and better regrowth .

Leroy · May 5, 2013

If you can get it cut on a timely basis then you can get 5 cuttings a year, possibly 6 depending on the fall-winter time. This would be alfalfa.

Nancy Howell · May 5, 2013

We usually take an early cutting the first part of May on the coastal field to take out any rye before the seed drops. Coastal won"t be ready to cut until first part of June.

Bahai fields are sometimes ready by first part of June. With the cold spring we"ve had in N.E. Tx, may be later.

I"ve seen some cutting for hay, but its all rye.

paul · May 5, 2013

First week of June for alfalfa, week later for grass around here typically.

Trees are just thinking of budding, alfalfa is only half greened up around here, can't imagine we will be anything but a week late on those.

Paul

old · May 5, 2013

All depends on the weather and what it does. Last year I baled hay in May the 3 or 4th week of that month and that was the earliest I have even baled hay. Most years I bale some time in June if we have a week or so that the weather guesses say no rain

showcrop · May 5, 2013

The way it is going here in NH not until July, if at all unless we get some rain.

jose bagge · May 5, 2013

Hay grass is growing well here, I saw the first field cut locally yesterday Northern Va

kyhayman · May 5, 2013

I usually start on alf/orchard grass around May 15 or 20th or as soon thereafter as the the weather gives. I dont have any big squares and dont deal in them. Got a tractor trailer load of nice inside stored rolls that I held onto waiting on payment, still got those for sale.

Evidentally a lot of people learned last year. This year I've already got a normal years production pre-sold subject to availability.

Richard from SE AZ · May 5, 2013

Already bailed and shipped here in SE AZ.

Weldon K · May 5, 2013

These pictures made 4-24-2013 show grass and clover ready to mow here in northwest N.C. For highest quality, it needs to be cut by first of May . Some years weather is not conducive for curing then, so mowing gets postponed and the crop gets tougher by the day until it becomes poorer quality hay by the time good curing weather arrives. Looks as if that will be the case again this year. Rain early last week, then cool and cloudy every day, so no mowing done. And now, lots of rain forecast through Wednesday and then again by the weekend here this week .

JRSutton · May 5, 2013

I'd say we're in the same boat in Mass.

It's doing well for not having any water... but - could really use some water.

James Howell · May 5, 2013

After church this morning, Nancy wanted to go look at the hay field.

She told me to <a href="http://youtu.be/UEOaJqHpWEM">cut the rye grass</a>.

Checked the 5 day forecast and should have at least three +80<sup>o</sup> days.

Plan on baling this Wednesday since it might rain on Thursday.

wolfman · May 5, 2013

Mowed a small field here in s.w.Pa last Fri. Hope to bale it Monday. Grass was too short, but rare to get 4 or 5 days of good weather this early and I have some year-round hay customers and am running low. Usually don't start til very late May.

Don-Wi · May 5, 2013

The last few years, we've gotten 1st crop on Memorial weekend, and every 4 (maybe 5 if weather doesn't cooperate) weeks until September. In a good year, we get 4 cuttings. We could have gotten 5 last year, but we're glad we didn't take it now. Had a rough winter with some thawing/freezing, and the stems protruding through the ice helped it out alot. Winter kill really doesn't look too bad, except one field of new seeding. Looks like I ran out of seed tough, and it's very possible. Gonna try scabbing some in this year, but if it don't work it'll get the moldboard next year.

Donovan from Wisconsin

RayP(MI) · May 5, 2013

Probably first week in July, unless weeds grow too fast on last year's seedings. Cut a couple fields early last year due to weedy conditions on previously seeded fields. Never did get that first field to cure out properly. Finally went in and chopped it back on the ground.

toadady · May 5, 2013

(quoted from post at 14:50:17 05/05/13) All depends on the weather and what it does. Last year I baled hay in May the 3 or 4th week of that month and that was the earliest I have even baled hay. Most years I bale some time in June if we have a week or so that the weather guesses say no rain

we bailed the weekend before memorial day last year, but right now the orchard grass isn't even a foot high,

old · May 6, 2013

Ya last year started out warmer then the norm and then got dry fast. May tried to hold off doing hay and lost it due to it drying up and when they did try to bale they ended up with fires. I watch what the hay looks like and try to cut it when you have good seed heads and the clover has bloomed out real good so as to maybe have it reseed it self

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