Incredible Hay Weather

showcrop · Jun 15, 2020

I don't recall ever seeing this before. We are on the fifth day of a predicted 11 day rain free stretch. I have my last three fields down right now. Our ground was dry coming out of the winter, but we then got a lot of rain from mid April through mid May, but very little since, so the ground is very dry now. The growth was very good early on, but there has been very little leaf added for the last month. As I was baling yesterday I stopped to check the weight of the bales periodically. I had to keep adding tension because they kept getting lighter as the day went on. I will be done way earlier than ever before, but if we don't get a lot of rain soon there will not be much of a second cut.

Part Time Pete · Jun 15, 2020

It's the same around here (Central NY). I'm not doing hay this year but there's going to be a lot of nice first cutting put up. It is a little light though
Pete

grandpa Love · Jun 15, 2020

Had a lot of rain last week. But starting
last Thursday it's dried out and not
supposed to rain all week. Got 2 fields
cut and wish I had more. All that rain
made the places we cut look really good.
Nice 2nd cut coming up!

Janicholson · Jun 15, 2020

Raining here in Central MN. for the first time in ~a week. We need it. Irrigation has been running. Jim

Fred Werring · Jun 15, 2020

Don't believe the weather guessers, it's a trap.

Dropped 40 acres of hay Friday and Saturday, forecast (from 3 different sources) said highest percent chance of rain for 7 days was 15%

Woke up Sunday to a 60% chance of rain, wound up getting a 3/8 inch during the day.

Just waiting for things to dry out a bit more so I can start tedding.

I'm in Adams co. Ohio

Fred

David G · Jun 15, 2020

Here too.

But I think we are in same area.

Steve in VA · Jun 15, 2020

Lucky to get it up 10 days ago. Rain every
3-4 days. Raining now. 0.75" last night.
Mud everywhere. House construction
stopped.

Bill VA · Jun 15, 2020

We had 4 days of clear weather, low humidity and steady breeze about 2 weeks ago. Took a gamble and dropped everything that was destined to be
horse quality hay. Burned 3 days of vacation, but got all of it baled and in the barn. Some of the best hay we’ve ever made. Raining on and off since.
Lots of hay around on the ground getting drenched since. I think we got lucky.

Bill

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