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Weather continues to have a big impact on country living. Winter just wouldn’t let go and hung on well into spring. Pasture and haygrasses got off to a slow start. Cattle were late being turned out to pasture.
When warm weather finally arrived, the almost daily winds dried the top soil moisture. The rains that wouldn't shut off long enough in March and early April to allow farmers to seed spring oats, grass and clover, quit when the orchard grass and tall fescus hay needed a good soaking.
As a result, many of the farmers 1 have visited are estimating tall grass hay yields will be down 30 percent or more. Once these grasses produce heads, their feeding value decreases rapidly and very little additional growth occurs until they are cut. Harvested fields should be top dressed with 50-60 lbs. of nitrogen per acre to promote regrowth for high yield second cuttings. Phosphate and potash should be added as needed.
The key to high yielding second cuttings is to remove the first cutting early so the regrowth can take advantage of the cool temperatures and ample rains hoped for before July and August - and top dress.
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