leboeuf":1sej4ane said:
I know this is a loaded question ........ Trying to find a way to justify some addtional land.
Loaded is right. With hollow points no less. :nod: I agree with all the negatives to baling your own but there is a lot of positives as well. Independence for one. I don't have to rely on anyone but Mother Nature but she sure can be a beach at times. Any broken promises are to myself but these aren't going to leave me stranded or my cows starving. I can also raise better quality hay myself than most custom guys are willing or able to produce. Also I don't bring new and exotic weeds from other peoples places to mine. Looking at enough hay continue feeding my cows for another several months is priceless.
Hayfields here run anywhere from free - if they like you and the way you maintain it - to $45/acre. The best deal is to bale on halves. They pick up fertilizer cost and you bale it and you split the hay down the middle.