Plan the Timing of Grass Hay Harvest | CropWatch | Nebraska
May 24, 2017 · Native meadows will soon start growing rapidly and bromegrass is about to head out. Here are some tips to make your grass hay suitable for your animals. Do you delay cutting your grass hay until all your crops are planted? Or perhaps you plan to plant during first or second irrigation of corn.
Timing is everything when making hay | UGA Forage Extension …
Jun 1, 2018 · There are a lot of factors that go into determining when the best time to cut hay is. First is the type of forage you have and its maturity. For simplicity we are going to talk about bermudagrass. The first cutting in the spring should be when grass has greened up and reached 12 – 16 inches tall.
Harvesting Brome Hay - Kansas State University
Jul 22, 2024 · Brome hay should be cut between early heading and full bloom — usually mid-May to June l — to optimize quantity and quality. Smooth brome should never be cut before the early heading stage or below a stubble height of four inches as stand reduction or loss can occur, particularly during dry soil conditions.
Timing critical when it comes to cutting your hay
Apr 2, 2014 · Protein content of bromegrass (and most grasses) drops very quickly once the seed head appears. Bromegrass can drop from a level of 18 percent protein at early heading down to 8 percent at late...
Cutting Brome Late? - Hay & Forage Forum
Jun 16, 2023 · Get after it! Most brome around here gets cut in June or July, even though the quality is going down. The way the season is shaping up, anything resembling hay in a bale will have good value. Cows just don’t grow on mud pies and snow balls. And even those have been in short supply the last several years.
When to cut hay - Morning Ag Clips
Jul 6, 2022 · Studies have shown that grass hay cut at early heading could result in a daily gain of one pound for bred heifers, whereas the same mature hay may not even meet the requirements of a dry cow. When deciding when to cut or what field to cut, first determine what livestock will consume the hay and plan accordingly.
brome hay requires adequate fertility and timely cut-ting. Brome hay should be cut between early heading and full bloom—usually mid-May to June 1—to opti-mize quantity and quality. It should never be cut before the early heading stage or below a stubble height of 4 inches as stand reduction or loss can occur, particularly during dry soil ...
Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Cutting Hay
Jun 28, 2022 · Studies have shown that grass hay cut at early heading could result in a daily gain of one pound for bred heifers, whereas the same mature hay may not even meet the requirements of a dry cow. When deciding when to cut or what field to cut, first determine what livestock will consume the hay and plan accordingly.
When to Cut Your Hay - Tractor Tools Direct
Dec 17, 2024 · Optimum conditions for first cuttings can generally be expected around May 15th in the south and May 25th in the north. Though different cuttings provide different levels of nutrition (a topic for a future blog), the most important determination of hay quality is its state of maturity when cut.
Timing Second Cutting Grass Hay - Penn State Extension
Jul 14, 2020 · Typically, the answer is yes, especially if you are past 40 days after your last cutting. As the grass matures it is subject to more leaf disease such as a brown strip or leaf blotch. As moisture returns the plant will put out new growth but the existing forage will lose its …