Posted by Tx Jim on June 14, 2010 at 03:24:15 from (67.142.163.24):
In Reply to: oats in the milk stage posted by David from Kansas on June 13, 2010 at 04:14:20:
thurlow said: (quoted from post at 14:46:47 06/13/10) I agree with letting it get beyond the milk stage; never cut any oats for hay, but I've cut plenty of wheat..........always wanted to cut it in the hard dough stage. Out of all the hay I ever cut (and fed), the absolute highest in TDN was some wheat that was ready to harvest.
I disagree as it's an established fact that the closer to maturity any crop gets the lower the TDN & RFV it gets and this includes small grains. This can be verified with any AG University.
Back before I put all my land in grass I did bale oats and tried to cut them in the early milk stage. Cut in dough stage the seeds will still harden and attract rodents.
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