Harvesting hay to feed our cattle. What makes for high quality alfalfa hay.

Paul discusses how our recently harvested hay will be used to feed our cattle. We go over how our hay is stored to be used through the winter, grown to be a healthy option for our cattle, and harvested.
Not all alfalfa hay is created equal, and the hay harvested to feed horses has a different nutrient profile than hay that is grown for cattle.
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[@pyroman6000]

Interesting. Here in NY, generally hay gets higher in quality- and lower in volume- with each subsequent cutting.
First cut has by far the most volume, and is often pretty coarse. Due to our wet springs, it grows like mad, early on. Not uncommon for it to be overripe, too, simply because it wasnt dry enough to make hay at the optimum time... Summers tend to be warm, dry, and humid- and temps rarely go lower than the 60s at night. So it grows slower, and puts more energy into producing leaves and flowers than stems. Grass especially.
Third cut will be rocket fuel. IF you get it.
Many farms will cut more often- esp for haylage. We always had oats to combine( and some wheat for extra $), then soybeans, corn silage, then feed corn. So extra cuttings had to be worked into that schedule. Fall can be either warm and dry-ish- or wet, wet, wet. Not that big a deal if its for silage- but for dry bales... Good luck!

[@winkdinkerson7190]

I learned a ton just listening to this fellow talk about hay variants, inputs, harvest times, and implications to animals digestive tracks. Thank you!

[@cannonranch]

Thank you! With our first harvest starting next week, we have a lot of great hay content in the works.

[@sarah_farm]

seeing you be upset about the noodles but then immediately going to improve them is amazing and inspiring to me! i would've given up but you didn't and i really respect that! I love your videos. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.

[@cannonranch]

Thank you for watching!

[@pas42hfd]

Beautiful country out there

[@cannonranch]

Thank you! We are blessed to be here.

[@user-hc6uy7od3p]

Very nice Mike

[@cannonranch]

Thank you!

[@brianherold6207]

Awesome

[@cannonranch]

Thank you!

[@Tommy-vh7xj]

You guys have it down to an art be great to see more videos of yours cheers

[@cannonranch]

Thank you for watching! We appreciate your comment.

[@1985fj60]

How are you guys doing with your fertilizers ? Any shortages like we hear on the news?

[@cannonranch]

That is a great questions Mark. We are lucky in that we fertilize with chicken and pig manure sourced from other ranches. We get a lot of it fresh compost it here on the ranch which is much cheaper and available than buying composted waste that is ready to use on a crop. Though it does take more time and expertise to compost properly. It is another topic we will likely cover in a video one day!

[@1985fj60]

@@cannonranch Thats Awesome ! Thanks for the reply.

[@simonwayman7069]

Very beautiful, that’s gotta be Utah, right? Or maybe close.

[@cannonranch]

Thank you! It is somewhat close to the UT border. We are located in Hiko, NV.

[@abdullaahalrafi1015]

what is better period/stage to make alfalfa hay? plz ans.

[@cannonranch]

This is something we will be covering shortly. Thank you for your question!

[@moussadembele3907]

Bonne à vous

[@cannonranch]

Thank you.

[@alalgtcK]

Hey, do you export to other countries? If yes, please share details.

[@cannonranch]

Thank you for your comment! Please email us through our website www.cannonranch.com for any inquiries regarding hay export.

[@mcclaink06]

How big is this alfalfa farm?

[@cannonranch]

Each of our pivots is approximately 75-100 acres.

[@rsgr3963]

pattern believed UFO landed caught in google maps 🤭

[@cannonranch]

It has been us ranchers all along! haha

[@Abhaykumar-gg7km]

what is the price of hay

[@cannonranch]

It depends on the type, we have some on our website listed for around $100 per ton.

[@sahilmalik8008]

Alfaalfa is gud for milking

[@cannonranch]

We love alfalfa!

[@user-dq3kw4ub6o]

hi

[@cannonranch]

Hello

[@MariaGonzalez-vv9xk]

Where are you located.

[@Summitclym]

Lincoln County Nevada

[@cannonranch]

A place called Hiko, in Lincoln County, Nevada.

[@cannonranch]

Thank you for filling them in!

[@reinhardgeissler7486]

To much protein in Alfa Alfa.

[@cannonranch]

Sometimes that is the case! There are a lot of variables at play when it comes to the protein content of an alfalfa crop.

[@aubreywilliams6153]

Please stop the background music. I’ll watch your vids then .

[@cannonranch]

Noted!