Posted by JDseller on August 05, 2012 at 08:52:39 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: Haying soybeans posted by Erik Ks farmer on August 05, 2012 at 08:27:45:
I would not bale out on soybeans on the 5 th of Aug. They will keep blooming and can set pods for another 30-45 days depending on the variety and location. August is the bean month. I have seen beans not half knee high on August 1 st still make 30 bu beans when harvested.
As for make soybean hay. Grain varieties of soybeans are not very good feed. You have problems getting them to cure correctly and they don't have the foliage like a hay soybean.
So I would not bale them unless you are way short on hay. Even then it will be an adventure feeding them to your cows come winter. You will have to limit feed them or you can have some sick cattle.
So if you bale them you are locked into a low quality hay of not much valve or you can wait a little while longer an see what happens. Even if they just make 20-25 bushels they will be worth much more as grain. You are jumping the gun in my opinion. The weather you have had in not necessarily what you will have in the future. We have been some what dry. We just got 2 1/2 inch of rain yesterday. All you need is one good thunder storm and those beans will make grain.
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