Reducing Hay Waste
Hay Waste – It’s Expensive and Let’s Reduce the Waste By Rich Toebe, CCE Livestock Educator Feeding hay is part of every beef, sheep, or goat operation. On most farms, it is often ...
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Catskill Regional Agriculture Conference 2024
Thursday January 11, 2024 SUNY Delhi, Delhi, NY Come and join farmers from around the region for this premier agricultural event. Our top-notch speakers will be presenting timely information about Dairy, Livestock, and Horticulture ...
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Scissors Cuts 5/30/2023
Dry Weather, Slow Changes: Grasses and mixed stands are past prime dairy quality this week. Legumes are arriving at peak quality and will likely pass prime this week as well. All fields are ...
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Scissor Cut Results – 6/7/2022
Mature Hay for Mature Cows Hay continued to mature this week with all grasses reaching a fully headed stage. Fiber in grasses is advancing more slowly, while legumes still advanced by 1 point per ...
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Scissor Cut Results 5/31/22
Beef Go, Dairy Finish Hay quality past the target zone for dairy quality and growing yearling beef for all fields except pure alfalfa at sampling this week, alfalfa quality is at dairy quality stage. ...
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Scissor Cut Results 5/24/2022
Still Prime, Wait Still Grass and mixed hay were still in the target zone for dairy quality at sampling this week, although we would expect it to advance past prime next week. Legume quality ...
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Scissors Cut Results 5/17/2022
Dairy – Go, Go, Go! – Beef Wait With a little rain and lots of warm weather hay grew rapidly this week. Maturity advanced right along with the height with most fields at target ...
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Scissors Cut Results 5/10/2022
Slow and Steady, but? Hay crops grew slowly the last week, and many grasses showed burned tips from several frosty mornings in the previous week. Grasses averaged just under 12 inches while legumes were ...
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Scissors Cut Results – 5/3/2022
A Slow Start Welcome to the first Scissors Cut sampling report for 2022. Getting first cutting right sets the stage for forage crop success for the year. Quality changes rapidly during as the crop ...
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Scissor Cut Results 6/8/21
Last Report for 2021 Only five fields remained unharvested to be sampled this week. Grasses increased in height by 10 inches, most species are now pollinating and likely are at their full height. Only ...
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