Fast Forward...

We've been right busy on the farm and it's been a while since I made a blog entry and before Summer is gone and hay season 2022 is over, I thought I take some time to do so.

Haying for this year has been both challenging and at the same time - going very well.  High prices impacted our fertilization and we paid dearly for diesel.  Shortages made finding the type of twine we use impossible, but fortunately we had enough left over to cover this year's hay crop - so far...

Typical weather gave us challenges, from being too wet - to almost drought condition at times.  We made a nice first cutting of hay and are in the middle of making second cutting hay.  When we get done this round - hay season is over for 2022.

Yield has been down - not just our's, but everyone I know in the hay business.  Without a doubt, there will be a hay shortage and hay prices already reflect.

As our fields have aged, we no longer have straight timothy, but rather a mix of timothy, orchard grass and fescue.  We still over-seed with timothy, but there is a rich seed bed from years past of other grasses.  To keep this First Quality Hay, we labor to take care of our fields with herbicide to knock down broad leaf weeds and others.

So where do we stand with current hay inventory?  

We have a small amount first cutting of horse quality hay available.
We have an even smaller amount of second cutting square bales of hay.
We have a goodly amount of what I like to call "cow or goat" hay - hay that has some weed pressure and horse customers are generally not interested.

Later in the year, we will be clearing out all of our bottom bales on which we stack hay - year over year.

If you are interested in any of this hay or want more info, contact us and we can discuss.

​May the Hay Dog thinks we have pretty good hay this year...

Short update - hope everyone has had a great Summer!!!

This blog is checked and edited by May the Hay Dog - WOOF!