One of our Russell fields was ready to cut when we found them, so we rolled it and the dang things about carried the hay off. Worst year for them I've ever seen. I'm in south Al.
I bush hogged it today. I'm gonna give it a little bit to see of we get any meaningful rain before I do anything else. Don't won't to disc it in if it'll go to raining but don't want to disc it for winter pasture if it's not gonna rain either. :bang:
It's going to seed and there's no rain in the forecast. I think I may bush hog it and let the cows in next week to graze the grass around the edge of the field.
I've got a 7 acre field of pearl that hasn't had a rain in almost three weeks. It is wilted bad and burnt. I put 30 tons of litter on the field in April. My question is if I cut it for hay will the nitrate levels go down as it cures?
This is the first year I haven't had to start feeding hay already. Got a lot of stockpiled grass and probably will make it til mid December or later on no hay.
I'm gonna plant a 5 acre patch behind the house in coastal or russell next spring. I'm gonna plant it by hand. Does anyone have any suggestions for me. Looking for what and when to spray the field and any tips on collecting the tops. Thanks. :compute:
Heath, what part of south Alabama were you traveling through. Most pastures look ruff here because it was dry last month, but now we are getting plenty of rain now so the grass is taking off.
I'm seeing the same around here. I'm wanting to replant about 3 acres in tif9 but I'm afraid the seed is going to be too expensive. May just plant it in millet.
Normally I have notice on our baler, vermeer 504 super I, that when I hit the a new windrow to fast or a big wad of hay it will knock the twist up to the top of the baler.
Planted a field a couple years ago. Does great if you keep the worms out. We fertilize it hard with chicken litter then dress it with ammonia after every cutting. It did take it a good two years to really take off and we still have a few bare places that just grows crowfoot grass.