SmallOhioFarm":16ckmevs said:
I tried to do a search but didn't have a whole lot of luck with it. I would like to get my hay tested and I dont know how to go about it. I have read up on how to collect it and such but I'm not sure on who I should use. I'm obviously from Ohio (SmallOhioFarm) and I googled "forage testing Ohio" and I found this place
http://www.blinc.com/intro.htm Should I use them or somewhere else? Thanks for any help.
Best way is to get your feed store to send the right person out to do the job - they all have feed reps from various companies.
Only glanced at the Brookside web site - why not spend a buck and call them direct? Get the answers straight from the horses mouth. Or email one of the folks directly - they publish their email addresses.
If I were you I would start with Greg Meyer and ask him to steer you to the right person if he is not the go to guy in this circumstance.
I would also ask them exactly what it is they want in the line of samples, what they will do with them, what type of result you will get back, and how much it will cost. Plus additional questions you might think of.
Your ag rep can help you with that - you folks call them ag extension people I think. I would be surprized if he did not know the who, what, where and so on of this.
If you do it right and buy any supplements from your feed store - the store may do it for free.
They do this at our place. We have not paid for testing in years.
It is not rocket science, so do not make it more complex than it is by over thinking it - have fun, and ask what all the various percentages really mean when you get the report back - when you read it you will understand.
Regards
[Bez]