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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 944150" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>To me those ADF and NDF numbers show that the hay was pretty mature when cut. It is not very degistable hay with those fiber numbers. </p><p>The nutrient content of hay is very highly affected by the stage of growth when the hay is cut. Cutting the hay earlier will improve the quality. Doing that will decrease the quanity. However, if you are able to take several cuttings you can make up that decrease in total tonage. But you will have gone over your fields more times. So you will end up with about the same amount of hay but of better quality. But your harvest cost will have increased.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 944150, member: 498"] To me those ADF and NDF numbers show that the hay was pretty mature when cut. It is not very degistable hay with those fiber numbers. The nutrient content of hay is very highly affected by the stage of growth when the hay is cut. Cutting the hay earlier will improve the quality. Doing that will decrease the quanity. However, if you are able to take several cuttings you can make up that decrease in total tonage. But you will have gone over your fields more times. So you will end up with about the same amount of hay but of better quality. But your harvest cost will have increased. [/QUOTE]
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