It’s nice to be headed into fall and know the barn is full of bright green hay for the ewes to enjoy over the winter. Come March and the arrival of our new lambs, we will be able to provide them with ...

Sometimes on farm visits, I am asked a question about newly seeded orchardgrass not lasting but a year or two in hayfields and then dying out. I am always curious to find out at what height their ...

Early July is the optimum time of year to be haying native grass pastures for hay. There are some basic production practices to maximize production potential of these hay meadows.

If you have new grass, when should you cut it? Do it too early, and you may worry that you'll damage the young roots; but get your lawn mower out and trim it too late and you may be lessening the ...

WALLOWA COUNTY, Ore. — With the rains apparently done for a while, Wallowa County farmers are making hay while the sun shines, as they mow their first cutting of alfalfa. “It looks like we have a ...

Making hay is more than working between rains.Grass seed heads have a bigger impact on hay quality than wet weather, so for best nutrition, hay must be cut before grass transfers nutrients from the ...

WALLOWA COUNTY — With the rains apparently done for a while, Wallowa County farmers are making hay while the sun shines, as they mow their first cutting of alfalfa across the county. “It looks like we ...

Occasionally on a farm visit, I am asked about orchardgrass stands that only last a year or two in hayfields. I am always curious to find out at what height the mower is set to cut at. Many times, the ...