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Hay Growers
If you're a grower looking for a "straight shooter,"
you've come to the right place-
Hi-Land Hay!
If you are a hay grower interested in Hi-Land Hay marketing your alfalfa hay , please go to our contact page and enter your information. Please complete the form giving us as much information as possible. Because we were producers for many years, we understand the narrow profit margin in a farm operation. Therefore, we work diligently to get the most we can for the grower while still remaining fair and competitive to the buyers.
Excellent quality and high yield means top $ to you!
As the dairy industry continues to demand the highest quality of hay for their animals, hay farmers must use state-of-the-art haying methods to meet those demands. Profitable forage production depends on high yields.
For harvest schedules to provide the highest yield of high quality forage, the first two cuttings must be timely. During this time, forage quality changes most rapidly and even short delays mean low quality forage. An early first harvest followed by a short, 28-30 day cutting interval gives a high yield of quality forage. The forage quality of alfalfa does not change as rapidly in later cuttings as in earlier cuttings, so later cuttings maintain quality to later maturity stages.
Today's hay farmer is expected to be an expert in the science of quality hay production:
- soil testing, preparation and management
- crop rotation
- field preparation
- proper fertilization techniques
- seed selection and planting
- weed and pest control
- irrigation management
- harvesting management
- correct drying time to determine proper stem moisture
- proper baling procedure to ensure leaf retention and moisture content (preferably under 14%)
- stacking and storage
- testing
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