P.E. Robbins

VICTORIA HAY SALES

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The Hay Blog

The business of hay and other things you didn't know.

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Nov

Mowing Hay

Continuing on with the process of making hay, today we will discuss the next step, mowing. Timing and weather are the most important variables when it comes to mowing hay. First, it must be determined where the plants are at in their growth stages. For example, with alfalfa, there are four stages of growth: vegetative, bud, first-flower, full-flower and post-flower. Some even define the bud stage into three sub-stages, so as you can see there are lots of classifications to consider when
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Oct

The Business of Hay

Most people rarely think about the business of hay. If they have livestock that requires hay for their nutritional needs, they may be particularly interested in various characteristics of hay and mostly, what the cost will be. If you have ever rode on a hay rack while sitting on a bale of hay, you might have an idea about hay. Running a hay operation isn't just about mowing fields, scooping up hay and putting it into bales. The day-to-day operations of running this type of business can be long

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