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<blockquote data-quote="cowtrek" data-source="post: 413914" data-attributes="member: 2847"><p>Yep been in this boat before. In it now matter of fact. Last year I couldn't cut hay on time because it was just too short and thin to waste diesel cutting it becausee of the drought, this year I can't get enough dry weather to get out there and do it. I hate getting hay rained on and I'd rather wait a couple weeks if necessary for better weather than see it ruined by rain. Yes it does hurt the quality but not as much as getting it cut and rained on for 3-4 days. You basically trade quality for quantity. </p><p></p><p>My Dallis and bahia was seeding out a couple weeks ago but it's been so wet I couldn't even think about cutting it. Now the seedheads are lodging over and the leaves have taken off growing again, with all the rain. Looks like I'll only get one cut off this field this year because it's getting so late, but hey at least it's doing the roots some good and the stuff is nearly waist high so I should get some tonnage out of it. I also see a lot of native bluestem coming in and other native grass emerging from underneath it so it's looking pretty good, actually. Benefit of a mixed stand. </p><p></p><p>Had a customer that wasn't kinda nervous because I couldn't justify spending the fuel or time to cut his place last year because there just wasn't enough out there in the drought. It went to seed and then when the rain came it came on out and did pretty well, got late season hay and he was happy and I was too, since it made well enough to pay to go bale it for him. </p><p></p><p>One thing I've noticed, though, even when having to bale short drought stressed grass for hay, is that it seems to be more nutritious. No I don't have any test numbers to back this up, just experience, but I've seen cattle grazing short burned up grass and eating hay from short burned up grass and I've seen them do better on it than I thought they would. Grandpa always said that the nutrients were 'concentrated' more in drought stressed hay and grass and that was the reason. Good an explanation as any I guess. Sorta makes sense when you think about how nitrates can concentrate in drought stressed grass on heavily fertilized fields, too. Anyway... Take it easy! OL JR <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowtrek, post: 413914, member: 2847"] Yep been in this boat before. In it now matter of fact. Last year I couldn't cut hay on time because it was just too short and thin to waste diesel cutting it becausee of the drought, this year I can't get enough dry weather to get out there and do it. I hate getting hay rained on and I'd rather wait a couple weeks if necessary for better weather than see it ruined by rain. Yes it does hurt the quality but not as much as getting it cut and rained on for 3-4 days. You basically trade quality for quantity. My Dallis and bahia was seeding out a couple weeks ago but it's been so wet I couldn't even think about cutting it. Now the seedheads are lodging over and the leaves have taken off growing again, with all the rain. Looks like I'll only get one cut off this field this year because it's getting so late, but hey at least it's doing the roots some good and the stuff is nearly waist high so I should get some tonnage out of it. I also see a lot of native bluestem coming in and other native grass emerging from underneath it so it's looking pretty good, actually. Benefit of a mixed stand. Had a customer that wasn't kinda nervous because I couldn't justify spending the fuel or time to cut his place last year because there just wasn't enough out there in the drought. It went to seed and then when the rain came it came on out and did pretty well, got late season hay and he was happy and I was too, since it made well enough to pay to go bale it for him. One thing I've noticed, though, even when having to bale short drought stressed grass for hay, is that it seems to be more nutritious. No I don't have any test numbers to back this up, just experience, but I've seen cattle grazing short burned up grass and eating hay from short burned up grass and I've seen them do better on it than I thought they would. Grandpa always said that the nutrients were 'concentrated' more in drought stressed hay and grass and that was the reason. Good an explanation as any I guess. Sorta makes sense when you think about how nitrates can concentrate in drought stressed grass on heavily fertilized fields, too. Anyway... Take it easy! OL JR :) [/QUOTE]
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