Haying 101 - Shelburne Farms
Haying basically involves four steps: Mowing (or cutting), tedding, raking, and baling. 1. Mowing: Mowing fields is like mowing your lawn, except the grasses get taller in between mowings (and we use different equipment!). In a good growing season, a single field can be cut several times. Generally, the first cut happens in May. It usually is ...
Hay - Wikipedia
Hay is grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants that have been cut and dried to be stored for use as animal fodder, either for large grazing animals raised as livestock, such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep, or for smaller domesticated animals such as rabbits [1] and guinea pigs.
Making Hay – The Process and Helpful Tips – Mother Earth News
2018年5月4日 · Regardless of the amount of hay you produce in a year, it all can be broken down into four basic steps: cutting, tedding, raking, and bailing.
Buyer's Guide to Hay Equipment | Small Farm Sustainability
Hay mowers come in all shapes and sizes, from mini sickle bar mowers to the largest trailed mower-conditioners and even self-propelled machines. For the sake of brevity, we will concentrate here on hay mowers that are meant to be mounted to your tractor's 3-point hitch.
Haying - Mowing It Down on the Ranch & Farming - YouTube
2018年7月8日 · Haying has begun and ranching now becomes farming as we take the first step in harvesting our hay for winter use. Today we take a look at the Rowse double 9 mower, how to cut efficiently and...
Getting Started in Small-Farm Hay Production - Tractor Tools …
2019年2月15日 · There are three primary styles of hay mowers for smaller tractors: Sickle bar, disc, and drum. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. In order to choose the mower that will work best for your situation, first fit the mower to the size of your tractor and then determine how you will be using it.
A Guide to Growing, Harvesting and Baling Hay - Mother Earth News
1975年7月1日 · A more uniform stand of hay is created by a grain drill, a machine which is pulled by a team or tractor and plants the seeds in evenly spaced rows.
The Complete Guide to Haying Without Machinery
2016年6月28日 · A traditional and delicious hot weather, haying drink of choice in many cultures. We loved it! You can read more about that and find the recipe here from Stone Axe Herbals.
How to Cut, Bale, and Store Hay (with Pictures) - wikiHow
2024年6月24日 · Dry hay harvest and baling is an important part of life for ranchers and farmers who have foraging herbivorous animals, like sheep, cattle and horses. A good hay crop is defined by weather, field conditions and plant reseeding, as well as the farmer’s timing and hard work.
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Hay | New York Agriculture in the Classroom
Hay fields are large open fields where grasses and legumes are allowed to mature and bloom and/or allowed to produced seed. Farmers monitor their fields to identify when plants have reached the optimal stage of maturation.