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During these times of unpredictable weather and relatively short hay supplies, hay growers need all the help they can get to maximize the quality of the forages they put up.
I mentioned to Jock Warren of the Royal Flying Service of Royal City, Washington, that I understood that there were old crop dusters and bold crop dusters, but no old, bold crop dusters.
Click here to read a question submitted by a reader regarding cutting and drying hay.
If we understand and use the biology and physics of forage drying properly, not only does hay dry faster and have less chance of being rained on, but the total digestible nutrients (TDN) of the harvested forage are higher.
Mother Nature has really been playing tricks on all of us this spring. We have excess moisture in the form of flooding and rain which made it difficult to get into the fields to plant.
The USDA crop progress report released May 23, 2011 shows 79 percent of the corn acres planted in the top 18 states versus 92 percent in 2010, well behind the 2006-2010 average of 87 percent.
With wet fields and delays in planting, only 45 percent of the corn has emerged versus 69 percent in 2010.
Insect development has been delayed in Nebraska due to below average temperatures; however, with temperatures climbing and alfalfa greening up, it is time to begin scouting for alfalfa weevils and the accompanying feeding damage.
Temperatures and conditions in southern Nebraska indicate that some feeding may be visible as tiny pinholes on the leaves of the upper part of the stem.
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The USDA crop progress report released May 23, 2011 shows 79 percent of the corn acres planted in the top 18 states versus 92 percent in 2010, well behind the 2006-2010 average of 87 percent.
With wet fields and delays in planting, only 45 percent of the corn has emerged versus 69 percent in 2010.
