Mark Keaton: Hay management to prevent storage loss

Baxter Bulletin

With the high cost of putting up hay, producers need to do a good job of reducing hay storage losses.

Once the hay is cut and baled, hay storage becomes very important to reduce losses. Under the worst conditions, hay losses due to poor storage conditions may approach 50 percent.

There are five factors that affect how much rainwater penetrates a large, round bale.

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