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Florida hay question, need some answers??
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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 282488" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>If they have a good barn, the hay should keep for a year or two at least. It sounds to me like the hay they have been getting is being put up at a moisture level over 15%. When you put it in the barn, the level will typically go up another 2% thus getting the rot. For horse hay, I'm told it is best to put it up at 12% moisture and this will allow for the 2% increase and still be under 15%.</p><p></p><p>After reading your post, I called Dwight and he said he was asking $3.5 per square bale. He has semitrucks and can truck it at $2.5 a mile. I think he said his trucks hold 650 bales but I'm not sure. If they would like to talk with him I can get you his number.</p><p></p><p>He raises Tift 77 (I think) I know it is a lot like Russell anyway. It is all irrigated and tested. Its running 15%. He is a big producer and does a real good job from what I have seen.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how far it would be to Miami or how much the freight would end up being. You could estimate the miles from Valdosta Georgia to where they live and add another twenty miles. </p><p></p><p>Let me know if they would like to call him and I'll get his number from the office.</p><p></p><p>PS. I don't know much about horse hay but I have done some work for this guy and he is a perfectionist. I know 6 big producers and he is the one that I am sure doesn't cut corners if you know what I mean.</p><p></p><p>I don't know about the bug thing. But he probably does since he is originally from Florida. He sold his orange groves or something and came this way and got in the hay business in a big way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 282488, member: 4362"] If they have a good barn, the hay should keep for a year or two at least. It sounds to me like the hay they have been getting is being put up at a moisture level over 15%. When you put it in the barn, the level will typically go up another 2% thus getting the rot. For horse hay, I'm told it is best to put it up at 12% moisture and this will allow for the 2% increase and still be under 15%. After reading your post, I called Dwight and he said he was asking $3.5 per square bale. He has semitrucks and can truck it at $2.5 a mile. I think he said his trucks hold 650 bales but I'm not sure. If they would like to talk with him I can get you his number. He raises Tift 77 (I think) I know it is a lot like Russell anyway. It is all irrigated and tested. Its running 15%. He is a big producer and does a real good job from what I have seen. I don't know how far it would be to Miami or how much the freight would end up being. You could estimate the miles from Valdosta Georgia to where they live and add another twenty miles. Let me know if they would like to call him and I'll get his number from the office. PS. I don't know much about horse hay but I have done some work for this guy and he is a perfectionist. I know 6 big producers and he is the one that I am sure doesn't cut corners if you know what I mean. I don't know about the bug thing. But he probably does since he is originally from Florida. He sold his orange groves or something and came this way and got in the hay business in a big way. [/QUOTE]
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