https://www.agproud.com/rss en-us Forage quality is a crucial consideration on a dairy, impacting the success and profitability of your operation. Forage quality is a crucial consideration on a dairy, impacting the success and profitability of your operation.

]]> http://www.agproud.com/articles/59576 Wed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.agproud.com/articles/59576-preserving-hay-quality-tips-for-your-dairy-operation 59576-booth-rb450_my22_2103.jpg waynekcoblentz@gmail.com Most hay producers are quite familiar with the problems associated with baling moist hay. Normally, these problems include spontaneous heating, increased evidence of mold, loss of dry matter (DM) during storage, poorer nutritive value and (in extreme cases) spontaneous combustion. Normally, these problems include spontaneous heating, increased evidence of mold, loss of dry matter (DM) during storage, poorer nutritive value and (in extreme cases) spontaneous combustion.]]> http://www.agproud.com/articles/33811 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 04:03:52 -0400 https://www.agproud.com/articles/33811-hay-preservation-with-propionic-acid jandrae@clemson.edu Nobody wants to mess with a wet dog or a wet bale of hay. Baling wet hay can increase moldiness, heat-damage crude protein or occasionally result in hay fires. http://www.agproud.com/articles/35017 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.agproud.com/articles/35017-dealing-with-wet-hay 35017-andrae-wet_hay_full.jpg