After having let it sit in some cases since early june until now outside fully wrapped, it seems the hay touching the wrap produces moisture I use white wrap but the sun really heats up the bale in midsummer. 😂 i’ve been reading through some of the threads on the site and i think this will be the place i’ll find answers to some of my questions It is the bane of my existence!! Dryness will make zero difference I think grass hay that gets too dry doesn't go through a sweat so therefore has a different odor so therefore isn't as palatable so hay won't be as readily consumed by animals as hay baled at correct moisture content.
Hello everyone, i’m brand new, and excited to join this community and learn about hay farming I’m here to ask questions that’s probably been asked 1000s of time on this site My wife and i recently decided to get into hay farming to support our little horse farm in wv I am considering adding a hay preservative applicator to my mf/hesston 1840 small square baler I'm looking at systems by harvest tec that use buffered propionic acid At time of hay production the air moisture levels vary widely during the day and night
To further complicate things we have total moisture, stem moisture and leaf moisture. Hay cut height jump to latest 2.6k views 16 replies 9 participants last post by greenwoodcreations mar 26, 2025 dbbtractor discussion starter I'm seriously thinking about going to silo king preservative for my hay I wanted to see if anyone on here was using it and what your personal experiences with it have been How well does it keep the hay from heating and molding and what would be the highest moisture you can bale with it and. Hey yall, i have a 20 acre field coming out of crop that i am looking to put in hay
I got the field on short notice so i couldnt plant last fall My partner and i have been tossing around the idea of putting it in sorghum sudan this year and then planting into the tradtional fescue mix next.
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