Scissors Cuts 5/30/2023
Dry Weather, Slow Changes: Grasses and mixed stands are past prime dairy quality this week. Legumes are arriving at peak quality and will likely pass prime this week as well. All fields are ...
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Tag Archives: Hay harvest
Scissors Cut Report 5/23/2023
Still Dairy Prime - Grass quality is at prime quality, and mixed hay was still in the target zone for dairy quality at sampling this week, although we would expect it to advance past ...
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Scissors Cut Report 5/16/2023
Off to the Races – But Beef Can Wait With a string of beautiful weather hay harvest started this week. Hay grew well this week, with both grasses and legumes gaining about 5 inches. ...
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Scissors Cut Report 5/9/2023
Be Prepared Hay grew steadily this week; grasses height averaged 16 inches, growing about 4 inches, and legumes averaged 12 inches, growing about 2 inches. Heights remain at about average compared to previous scissor ...
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Scissor Cut Results 5/2/2023
The Countdown Begins May 2, 2023 Welcome to the first Scissors Cut sampling report for 2023. We will be tracking hay growth and quality each week at 43 sites across our region on all ...
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Scissor Cut Results – 6/7/2022
Mature Hay for Mature Cows Hay continued to mature this week with all grasses reaching a fully headed stage. Fiber in grasses is advancing more slowly, while legumes still advanced by 1 point per ...
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Scissor Cut Results 5/24/2022
Still Prime, Wait Still Grass and mixed hay were still in the target zone for dairy quality at sampling this week, although we would expect it to advance past prime next week. Legume quality ...
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Scissors Cut Results 5/17/2022
Dairy – Go, Go, Go! – Beef Wait With a little rain and lots of warm weather hay grew rapidly this week. Maturity advanced right along with the height with most fields at target ...
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Scissors Cut Results 5/10/2022
Slow and Steady, but? Hay crops grew slowly the last week, and many grasses showed burned tips from several frosty mornings in the previous week. Grasses averaged just under 12 inches while legumes were ...
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Scissors Cut Results – 5/3/2022
A Slow Start Welcome to the first Scissors Cut sampling report for 2022. Getting first cutting right sets the stage for forage crop success for the year. Quality changes rapidly during as the crop ...
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