kenny thomas
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In 2007 I even bought big square bales of corn stalks to keep the cows. Never again.
2013 hay reached $250 ton in Nebraska with trucking not included. Rates on trucking have literally doubled in our current inflation and post pandemic economy. The big question to answer what do the numbers look like.Hay prices have been going up steadily here. Semi loads of grass cow hay hit U$S 240 per ton at an auction last week. It would be cheaper to buy local shell corn...
What would be the highest price per ton you have seen loads cow hay sell for during a drought?
Hay prices have been going up steadily here. Semi loads of grass cow hay hit U$S 240 per ton at an auction last week. It would be cheaper to buy local shell corn...
What would be the highest price per ton you have seen loads cow hay sell for during a drought?
2013 hay reached $250 ton in Nebraska with trucking not included. Rates on trucking have literally doubled in our current inflation and post pandemic economy. The big question to answer what do the numbers look like.Hay prices have been going up steadily here. Semi loads of grass cow hay hit U$S 240 per ton at an auction last week. It would be cheaper to buy local shell corn...
What would be the highest price per ton you have seen loads cow hay sell for during a drought?
I've seen that too in 2011. A big hay/cow producer west of Houston had hundreds of rounds in his barn left from 2010 and 2009 and instead of feeding his cows, he sold the cows early in the summer so he could sell the hay at 3x what it had cost him to produce and bale it a couple of years later, then bought back into cows at the end of the sell off and still came out way ahead. Drought ended in 2012 so he was then set up pretty for the upswing in beef replacement heifer prices that followed.Could sell cows and sell hay. Hummmm...
The media makes it sound like you don't need hay in NE - - rather you can have your cows custom graze cheap NE corn stalks ?2013 hay reached $250 ton in Nebraska with trucking not included. Rates on trucking have literally doubled in our current inflation and post pandemic economy. The big question to answer what do the numbers look like.
Corn cubes at $375 this week. A Bred cow will take 4 tons of hay in the winter will take 4 to 6 bales of hay to get to grass depending on the severity of the winter here in Ne. Typically a drought year can be followed with a very cold winter. So is the bred cow worth the $250/ton hay?
He sounded pretty smart till you said he bought cows back....he sold the cows early in the summer so he could sell the hay at 3x what it had cost him to produce and bale it a couple of years later, then bought back into cows at the end of the sell off
Baled corn stalks were the cheapest cow feed last winter, but there will not be many made here this fall because a lot of corn will have to be chopped.In 2007 I even bought big square bales of corn stalks to keep the cows. Never again.
It's a bit hard to get it out of your blood...He sounded pretty smart till you said he bought cows back....
Tremendous need. No carry over andThe media makes it sound like you don't need hay in NE - - rather you can have your cows custom graze cheap NE corn stalks ?
I have fed a lot of bent grass straw in the past. Feed it free choice along with 10 pounds of alfalfa a day. They do well on it. I wonder what they will want for that this year. A lot of the meadow grass hay in this country and down south of here wasn't even cut this year. Not enough grass to make it worth cutting.In bad times we could usually buy rye grass straw and spray mollasses water on it. I'm not certain the presses will leave any for us this year.
I know i can still get blown out bent grass but we will likely have to supplement heavily.
What equipment did you use to apply it?In bad times we could usually buy rye grass straw and spray mollasses water on it. I'm not certain the presses will leave any for us this year.
I know i can still get blown out bent grass but we will likely have to supplement heavily.
Pump sprayer. I imagine a larger operation could use any clean sprayer.What equipment did you use to apply it?
Neighbor B say once fall cows and the cows come out of the hills he is going to count bales and count cows and sell things until the numbers match up.