by ep | Jun 4, 2026 | Forage Baler
Equine Reproduction — Pre-Foaling Hay Nutrition and Safety Hay for Breeding Mares: Pre-Foaling Nutrition and Safety The hay a mare eats in the last 90 days before foaling determines colostrum quality, retained placenta risk, and whether she produces milk. Two factors...
by ep | Jun 4, 2026 | Forage Baler
Stand Establishment and Management — Legume-Grass Mixtures Mixed Legume-Grass Hay: Stand Management Guide A mixed legume-grass stand managed well outperforms pure stands of either component: the legume contributes nitrogen, protein, and digestibility; the grass...
by ep | Jun 4, 2026 | Forage Baler
Hay Production Tools — Moisture Measurement and Baling Decisions Hay Moisture Meter Guide: Types, Accuracy, and Selection A $50 hay moisture probe used correctly is one of the highest-return tools in hay production. The same probe used wrong — wrong species...
by ep | Jun 4, 2026 | Forage Baler
Drought Management — Emergency Forages and Production Decisions Hay Production in Drought: Dry Year Strategies and Forages Drought changes every hay production decision simultaneously — species selection, cutting timing, stand management, and quality testing all shift...
by ep | Jun 4, 2026 | Forage Baler
Cool-Season Annual Forages — Southern and Transition Zone Production Winter Annual Hay: Triticale, Cereal Rye, and Ryegrass When warm-season perennial grasses go dormant from November through April, stocker cattle still eat. Winter annual cereals — triticale, cereal...
