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Thanks for all the info. It's just something when buying hay I have to put up with. Sisal twine is the best when I can find it. -Jeff

We have been dropping them and setting them a part in the sun. That helps alot, it's hard to find the beginning of the wrap so I cut it with a knife.

What is the best way to deal with large round bales stored outside with net wrap? We have had a lot of frozen net wrap this year. We used to use twine string but now a lot of the bales we bought have netting instead of twine. How do you cover them to prevent the ice buildup? How are some of you...

Thanks for the great info. We are new to growing hay. The field has been strip of most of the right fertilizer. Also How long before I spread manure on a field after put on lime? Thanks again Jeff

I have 13 acres of very rocky soil. That is already hay field. I need to apply ag lime and the fertilizer plant tells me I have to disc it in. Has anyone top dressed ag lime on existing hay field? I put the fertilizer on that way. I need to put 2 tons to the acre. Thanks Jeff

Thanks The cows seem to like most of it. Some of the thin stems and leafy bales they ate really good. The more mature stems the less they like it. But they are eating it and not very hungry.

Thanks for the info We just put out some to see how they like it. It looks to be leafy with small steamed hay. Jeff

Hi All My brother just bought some 1000# big round bales of canary grass hay that was put up 2 years ago. We have 16 head of pregnant cows. We have been feeding mixed grass hay so far this year and we needed more hay. The bales are nice and green inside. But have been stored outside. How do you...

Texasmark yes to allquestions and if you don't cut it it comes back from the root larger the nexr year. It also grows very fast. thanks jeff

I had the chemical mixed for a hand sprayer and it kills thistles and cockleburs good. Thanks jeff

Can anyone help me id this weed and how to get rid of it? It looks like a small daisy with a spindly, hairy stem and thin leaves. I have tried 2-4-D and Milestone, but it did not kill it. I cut it but it comes right back. Thanks, Jeff

Thanks for all the great info Jeff

Thanks Steve I have already put in a cross fence and started to make the trails wider to get tractors down. Jeff

Sorry I had put that my ph was high but I ment that it is low....it is 4.01 to 4.58 Thanks and sorry Jeff

Thanks for the info Yes I live in Minnesota. east central part of the state. What is the newer orchard grasses? I have planted Timothy Birdsfoot trefoil and orchard grass. But my soil test shows that I have a very high ph. So I have to put a lot of lime to make anything to grow. Thanks againJeff

We just got 15 acres of pasture. It has a lot of young trees and brush that we are working on. It has some open spots and trails that need to be planted with better grasses. What are some grasses that we should plant? After we clean up the trees and brush(it might take some time) we want to make...

Thanks for the info. I let them go a few days and they cleaned it all up. Jeff

We just bought 16 second crop 800 to 1000 pound mixed grass and clover hay round bales. Some of the bales have a lot of clover in each bale and others have mostly grass. Cows are eating the grass bales like candy, but not eating clover bales hardly at all. The clover has very little dust and...

Thanks for all the info I'm going to wait tell March/april to seed. The ground has froze now but I'm glad I drug out the mud. Jeff

Thanks for the info It has been realy wet this fall and some spots the cattle have made mud. We locked them off and I want to pull a drag over the muddy spots. If I seeded it now would the seed rot? Thanks Jeff