Mixes
Blends of HayTypes of Hay
Grass HayLegumes
Questions to Ask Seller
When was it planted?What was the Exact Mixture Sown?
How mature was it when Mowed?
Do you have test results for this hay?
What is your fertilizer program?
Understanding What You Are Buying
On the buyer's end...On the Grower's End
Types of HayGrass Hay
Good Grass Hay consists of a single variety of forage grass or a blend of several varieties of forage-grasses. Historically, many grass hays actually consist of "whatever" was growing on a field, and thus were of low nutritional value and cost. At our farm, we don't enjoy growing and harvesting "whatever" and trying to convince the buyer of its value.
Our grass hays are made from fields specifically planted with custom blends of modern forage grasses. Typically we feature one primary grass in a mixture, such as orchard grass or timothy. Small quantities of supplemental grasses or legumes are usually blended into the mixture to help bring strong traits they offer into the crop.
We constantly are tweaking our new seedings to create pallatable, nutrition-specific hays that meet the needs of our customers.
