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Re: Can Prices Go Much Higher?

HayForage_Holin — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 01:35:50 -0000

Michelle: Have you asked your local extension office for help? The National Hay Association is another option - its number: (800) 707-0014. I'm not sure what type of horses you have, but our equine specialist here in Minnesota and others I've heard talk at conferences say horses don't need much alfalfa - it provides about double the energy needed. And $400/ton certainly is very pricey! Your extension specialist should be able to point you to an equine specialist who can maybe suggest something a little less costly?
If you have to have alfalfa, you may want to join forces with others in the area and buy a truckload of hay together.
I hope this helps. - Fae Holin, Editor, Hay & Forage Grower

Re: Twine Becomes Twine In Recycling Effort

HayForage_Holin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:35:40 -0000

Daniel Zook of Zook's Plastic Recovery is recycling twine and located at 183 S Farmersville Road, Leola, PA 17540. His phone number is 717-656-4422, according to the kind Bridon Cordage sales representative who answered my query. - Fae Holin

Re: Twine Becomes Twine In Recycling Effort

HayForage_Holin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:18:31 -0000

I just emailed contacts at Bridon Cordage and will let you know when I get a reply on where the PE site is located. Thanks for asking!

Re: Custom Rates Surveys Online

HayForage_Holin — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:22:42 -0000

It downloaded for me, but here's the actual (and longer) link: http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu...

Re: Twine Becomes Twine In Recycling Effort

HayForage_Holin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:51:10 -0000

You may want to check with Siskiyou County Extension - Steve Orloff is the farm advisor that and may be able to help. You can get his contact info by typing in "Orloff" in the search functionat http://cesiskiyou.ucdavis.edu/.

Re: Is Mob Grazing: A Viable Method?

HayForage_Holin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:51:48 -0000

Glenn Shewmaker's main point was to warn graziers to be cautious before switching to mob grazing. If you want to hear what some graziers say about mob grazing, go to the search function and put in "mob grazing" or click on this url: http://hayandforage.com/sea.... We have another story on the benefits of mob grazing in our February issue at: http://hayandforage.com/gra....

Re: PEAQ: Predicting When To Harvest Alfalfa

HayForage_Holin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:01:01 -0000

PEAQ sticks are available from the Midwest Forage Association. Here's the link: http://www.midwestforage.or...

Re: Learn How to Write a Business Plan

HayForage_Holin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:10:00 -0000

Be sure to check your soil's acidity. Red clover grows well at pH 6.0, but alfalfa needs 6.8 for best results.

Re: http://status.disqus.com/post/557148457

HayForage_Holin — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:28:23 -0000

I can't get into the stories that readers are commenting on. I used to until the last two comments came up. Is there a glitch in the system?

Re: Four-State Dairy Nutrition Conference Is June 13-14

HayForage_Holin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:58:36 -0000

This story is from 2007, announcing the meeting held that year. You're right that the 2010 meeting is June 9-10! Here's the link to register or get more info: http://wasa.org/. We'll have a Web site item up on it as soon as the brochure gets put together. Thanks for asking!

Re: Spring Oats Supply Quick Forage

HayForage_Holin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:57:55 -0000

You should talk to an Extension person to find out for sure, but it appears from looking at the label that you can't plant oats. Here's a section of the Velpar label:
"Do not replant treated areas to any crop except corn, root crops or sugarcane within two years after treatment, as crop injury may result."
The label is at http://www2.dupont.com/Prod...

Re: New Focus On An Old Grass

HayForage_Holin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:06:40 -0000

I did a google search and found info on grazing the grass (http://www.sprrs.usda.gov/E... and seeding, etc. info (http://ckwri.tamuk.edu/rese.... NRCS has info on Highlander variety (www.plant-materials.nrcs.us.... And here's another guide from UDA-NRCS (plants.usda.gov/plantguide/.... Also, Dr. David J. Lang, Forage and Pasture Crops specialist, Mississippi State, dlang@pss.msstate.edu, (662) 325-8181, knows about the Highlander variety. You may want to start with your local Extension agent. Good luck! - Fae Holin, Managing Editor, Hay & Forage Grower

Re: Hay-Tool Collectors Group Launched

HayForage_Holin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:38:52 -0000

Josh: Here's a 2003 story on hay trolleys and the Ney Co. is mentioned. At the of the story it gives the name of the collector and his contact info. You may want try to contact him if he's still around? Here's the url to get the story: http://www.farmcollector.co... - Good luck! Fae Holin

Re: Hay-Tool Collectors Group Launched

HayForage_Holin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:32:20 -0000

Josh: We had a hay fork and pulley system when I was a kid in the 1960s so I know what you're talking about. I called my Dad, an amatuer restorer, and he wonders if the rail or track is metal or wood? Does the hay grabber or fork have four or eight or 10 tines on it? I did find an item on the Ney Co. and wonder if your system looks like one of those in the picture? http://books.google.com/boo... My Dad has a book called American Farm Collectibles that says the system has little market value but great historical value. But if you have a pulley with wood or wood rail it may be worth more than just metal systems. You need to find a farm equipment expert! Email me at fae.holin@penton.com if you want to reply with details. Good luck! Fae

Re: Nitrogen Helps Make Bermudagrass More Digestible

HayForage_Holin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:39:03 -0000

Yes. The researchers are William Anderson, USDA-ARS, and Myron Parker, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GE. - Fae Holin, Managing Editor, Hay & Forage Grower

Re: Debating The Draft

HayForage_Holin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:20:53 -0000

Dear Farmer/beekeeper: You posted your comments on Roundup Ready alfalfa under the eHay item "Snowstorm Slows RR Alfalfa Review" (http://tinyurl.com/AgainstRRA) and not under the story Debating the Draft EIS. I approved your comment for publication an hour after you posted it. - Fae Holin, Managing Editor, Hay & Forage Grower

Re: Making Millionaire$

HayForage_Holin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:54:22 -0000

Larry Tranel, an Iowa State University extension dairy field specialist, created this concept. You should be able to find his contact info on the Internet. He does has some resource info available on the Iowa State Web site: http://www.extension.iastat...

Re: Round Bale Processor

HayForage_Holin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:14 -0000

Here's some more info from the company's Web site: http://www.ezration.com/rou...

Re: Outstanding Alfalfas for 2008

HayForage_Holin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:34:38 -0000

The University of California-Davis offers a list of companies marketing alfalfa varieties and there's a company in Phoenix on that list. See: http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/.... The November issue of Hay & Forage Grower will be out in a few weeks with a number of the latest alfalfas listed, by fall dormancy and pest resistance. It will be posted on hayandforage.com the first week of November. Good luck!

Re: No Market Yet For Switchgrass Biomass

HayForage_Holin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:50:07 -0000

Blade Energy Crops, under Ceres, Inc., is providing seed for Tennessee growers who are learning how to grow switchgrass. See our August issue story called Studying Switchgrass for more info: http://hayandforage.com/hay...
It won't be lower-cost because this switchgrass was breed for biofuels. Ken Vogel at the University of Nebraska/USDA-ARS may be a help, as he's been working with the crop for years and years. His contact info can be found at: http://www.agronomy.unl.edu...

Re: You'll Like This Lespedeza

HayForage_Holin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:42:02 -0000

John: Call Sims Brothers Inc., which has an exclusive agreement with Auburn to market AU Grazer, at 334-738-2619 or fax 334-738-2620 or email
simsbrothers@yahoo.com. The Web site: http://www.simsbrothers.com.... Good luck!

Re: Green Gold

HayForage_Holin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:56:29 -0000

The weight of a large round bale of hay depends on the moisture content of the hay and bale size; a round bale can range from 600 to 1,500 lbs or even to a ton. The number of square bales in a ton also varies; small square bales can weight 50 or 60 or 70 lbs each. I'm assuming you want to know for the horse market, so let's say a square bale weighs 50 lbs. It would take 40 bales at 50 lbs to total a ton. I hope this helps!

Re: Alfalfa: Queen Of Biomass, Too?

HayForage_Holin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:43:29 -0000

Is the crop a forage? Did you try contacting Kevin Shinners at College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison?

Re: GPS Collars Track Cattle On Range

HayForage_Holin — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:52:05 -0000

The collars are still expensive, according to my quick google search - I saw $5,000/collar as the highest figure. But the story says Doug Johnson at Oregon State made his own collars for less. I'd contact him if I were you and see if he'd share how he made them ... Good luck!

Re: Weed-Seed-Free Straw Market Beats Hay

HayForage_Holin — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:20:09 -0000

You should probably contact a local extension agent, Colorado Department of Agriculture's Weed coordinator (303-239-4182) or the Colorado Weed Management Association (970-887-1228). Good luck!