Re: Keeping hay bales green

Posted by Bill Va on March 09, 2015 at 06:55:09 from (76.3.243.86):

In Reply to: Keeping hay bales green posted by picassomcp on March 08, 2015 at 13:21:15:

What I saw with our hay from last summer, where we had grass blades vs stems, the green blended-in throughout. Even though we baled at around 15% moisture, I was a little nervous. But all was good. I sold all but a few bales and cut them open after a few months to check for dust/mold and it was OK - but the color had faded somewhat towards light brown.

Another batch of hay - I had at least 5 days between cutting and baling, no rain. It all came out pretty much light brown with some green grass blade colors mixed-in.

We sell by the bale, not the ton - so our pricing doesn't have to be to low.

OTOH - I've been watching auction prices and craigslist prices for square bales and this time of the year, early March, it's amazing the prices for even mixed grass hay - $5-$6 per bale in some cases. I guess some folks are desperate for hay. It would be my luck that if I held hay until March, I'd be stuck with it!

Bill

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