When local hay is in short supply, many horse owners buy hay from outside Minnesota and the Midwest. Buying alfalfa hay from out of state increases the risk of getting hay infested with blister ...

Use hay merger or sidebar rake. Ash is the total mineral content of forage. Internal ash is the naturally occurring minerals found in plants, some of which have nutritional value to livestock such as ...

And it does this quite well, especially for legumes like alfalfa.” Grass hay, though, is a bit more difficult. Grass has more fiber than alfalfa, which lowers its RFV. But, that fiber often is ...

A Manitoba producer was named Grand Champion in the First Time Entrant in the Dairy Hay Competition, and seven other Manitoba entrants finished in the top 20 of their competitive classes. It is ...