average production of alfalfa hay vs. grass hay
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ALFALFA FOR BEEF COWS The $85 per. ton beef quality alfalfa hay is the most economical feed available to beef producers when considering. protein alone. The $0.28/ pound of actual protein is $0.08 cheaper than the average grass hay listed and. significantly cheaper than the packaged supplements listed. Table 1.
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- Each field is different and it depends on many factors such as forage species, fertilization program, plant stage when cut, bale weight (how tightly packed),etc. Should also measure quality of the hay, not just quantity. Production of 2 Tons/acre and the bales weigh 65 lb.
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Selecting Quality Hay  for HorsesID-190 If both types of hay cost $100 per ton, then the horse owner is paying $.29 per pound of crude protein and $.53 per 100 Mcal of digestible energy in the alfalfa and $.58 per pound of crude protein and $.63 per 100 Mcal of D.E. in the grass hay.
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Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) Table 1. Storage losses and composition of alfalfa hay baled at 32% moisture. and treated with different rates of propionic acid at baling. 1 Hay at harvest. was 70.5% IVDDM (In vitro dry matter digestibility) Source: Knapp, Holt and Lechtenberg,1976.
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- marketing and price, as well as yield and stand life. Demands. for high-quality alfalfa by the marketplace have been relentless. Although crop yield is still the primary economic factor deter-. mining forage crop value per unit of land area, forage quality has. become a close second.
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ALFALFA FOR BEEF COWS Alfalfa is the number one cash crop grown in Nevada and is a major feed ingredient for the beef industry throughout the country. Alfalfa As A Protein Source Beef producers often use the term high quality forage to describe a high protein, low fiber feed.
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- If he were to do it, Catt said he would seed at 18 to 25 pounds per acre with seed having a predicted germination rate of 90 percent. Catt pointed out that alfalfa has about 220,000 seeds per pound compared to about 3,000 for soybeans and 1,300 for corn.
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Alfalfa Alfalfa is a tap-rooted crop and can last five years and longer under proper management. Whether grazed or fed as hay, alfalfa is an excellent forage for cattle and horses. More than 400,000 acres of alfalfa are harvested annually in Missouri, averaging about three tons of hay per acre. Alfalfa as a cash hay crop could produce more than $60 million each year. To realize this potential, you should plant a productive, disease-resistant variety that is adapted to Missouri conditions. Once established, good management practices are necessary to ensure high yields and stand persistence.
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Hay or Haylage? The Feed Debate, by Lucy Harris The most obvious difference between hay and haylage, is the way in which it is made. Hay is usually cut between the months of May to August, weather permitting. It is cut, left to dry on the ground and then turned in order to ensure it is sufficiently dried.here are two very important differences between the nutritional value of the haylage produced from either of these grasses. Haylage produced from ‘Timothy’ Grass is grown specifically as a premium, high energy and high nutrient feed stuff, suited to thoroughbreds or horses in hard, competition work.
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Rising hay prices spur worry Ace Chicago, co-owner of Marana Feed & Supply, loads up a couple bales of mixed alfalfa and bermuda hay. The bales sell for $17, which is substantially higher than they cost earlier this year. A combination of factors is driving the surge in prices, including foreign demand and drought in Texas, which is stoking demand, too.
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Horse Hay Alfalfa + Orchard or Timothy Most of your real savy horse owners want a 75%orchard25%alfalfa 2nd to 4th cutting hay! Most of our requests out of south fl want a t/a mix. Half of them don't even know what t/a is - you tell them you have timothy/alfalfa, they tell you they want t and a.
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A Guide to Forages and Pasture-Feeding Don’t feed dairy-quality alfalfa hay to beef cattle. It’s much richer than they need, and the risk for bloat is great. It’s also the most expensive alfalfa. For beef animals, feed first-cutting alfalfa if it’s the only roughage source, since it contains some grass and can be an ideal ration.
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ALFALFA FOR BEEF COWS Early cut alfalfa (late bud, early bloom stage) may vary from 16 to 20% crude protein. Even. late cut alfalfa will contain 12 to 15% crude protein. Fiber content of alfalfa hays range from 20 to 28%. In contrast, the average grass hay averages 8.4% crude protein and 31.4% fiber. Ruminal particulate. passage rate is directly related to fiber content (high fiber = low passage rate) while high feed. consumption is correlated with low fiber and high protein diets.
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- Land. Cropland with district water suitable for alfalfa production typically ranges in value amongcounties from $2,000 to $5,500 per acre, except for Stanislaus County, which ranges from $3,000 to $8,500.The land in this study is owned by the grower and cost $5,500 per acre.Establishment Costs.he establishment cost is thesum of cash costs for land preparation, planting, and cash overhead for establishing the alfalfa. The Total CashCost shown in Table 1 represents the establishment cost per acre. For this study, the cost is $514 per acre or$25,700 for the 50 acres.
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- Originally Posted by TrotTrotPumpkn I am wondering about the pros and cons of Rumber vs. pressure treated pine flooring with a mat on top. Rumber seems to be an upcharge of $800-$1000 for most companies. It is said to be a lifetime warranty, and I know wood has to be replaced and can rot.riginally Posted by TrotTrotPumpkn I am wondering about the pros and cons of Rumber vs. pressure treated pine flooring with a mat on top. Rumber seems to be an upcharge of $800-$1000 for most companies. It is said to be a lifetime warranty, and I know wood has to be replaced and can rot.
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- FEEDING DAIRY COWS ON ALFALFA HAY ALONE 5. value of the proteins of alfalfa hay (when fed alone), especially the. lack of the amino acid cystine as reported by Haag (9) in work with. rats. A preliminary feeding trial indicated that wheat bran, a fairly.
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- In 2001, Oklahoma production averaged 2.6 tons/A on 340,000 acres for a total of 884,000 tons. ● The value of production from 1995 to 2000 averaged $111,945,000, and in 2001 it was $91,936,000. ● Significant quantities of alfalfa are sold to individual cattle, dairy, and horse producers throughout Oklahoma.
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Alfalfa Alfalfa is a tap-rooted crop and can last five years and longer under proper management. Whether grazed or fed as hay, alfalfa is an excellent forage for cattle and horses. More than 400,000 acres of alfalfa are harvested annually in Missouri, averaging about three tons of hay per acre. Alfalfa as a cash hay crop could produce more than $60 million each year.
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Gross profit per acre on hay production Alfalfa gross per acre this year= $1250. Grass hay gross per acre in previous years = $1050. Grass hay gross per acre this year= $1500. That's with 3 cuttings of the grass hay and 4 cuttings of the alfalfa. And one of those cuttings of grass was pretty crappy due to lack of irrigation water.
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The Difference Between Straw And Hay There are different types of hay, and the different types have different nutritional values and usages. Alfalfa, red clover, timothy, bermudagrass and tall fescue are all types of hay grown as feed crops for animals from horses to rabbits.
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- Individually, swathing ranges around $10 to $12 per acre, raking $4 to $5 per acre, baling $12 to $14 per ton, and roadsiding $4 to $6 per ton. Yields. The crop is assumed to yield 7.0 tons of hay per acre at 90% dry matter (DM). Annual yields range from 5.0 to 9.0 tons of hay per acre in this region.n this study, phosphorous as 11-52-0, at 200 pounds per acre, is applied in April of the third year and is assumed to be sufficient for the remaining stand life. This cost is allocated over the remaining two years of the life of the stand.
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All Hay Is Not Equal: Choose Your Livestockâs Carefully Legumes used for hay include alfalfa, various types of clover (such as red, crimson, alsike and ladino), lespedeza, birdsfoot trefoil, vetch, soybean and cowpeas. Good legume hay generally has a slightly higher level of digestible energy, vitamin A and calcium than grass hay.
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- Pasture and Hay Production. This report summarizes estimated costs of improving. pasture by five different systems. For each system, both. the initial cost per acre and the annual maintenance cost. per acre are presented. In addition, costs of establishing. alfalfa or alfalfa-grass hay meadows and annual. maintenance costs for alfalfa-based hayproduction are. presented. Included in the pasture and hay alternatives listed are the. recommended steps for achieving rapid establishment and. productive forage stands.
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- Alfalfa is one of the highest. quality and highest yielding forages. Alfalfa is used for hay, silage or. grazing for many types of livestock. and grows under a wide range of. established and managed stand of. alfalfa can remain productive for 5 to. 10 years (Figure 1).
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Alfalfa Alfalfa usually has the highest feeding value of all common hay crops. It is used less frequently as pasture. When grown on soils where it is well-adapted, alfalfa is often the highest-yielding forage plant, but its primary benefit is the combination of high yield per hectare and high nutritional quality.
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ALFALFA FOR BEEF COWS Alfalfa has one of the highest feeding values of forages. It has always been perceived as an excellent. source of protein, but is sometimes underestimated as an energy source. A ton of alfalfa hay contains as. much TDN as 25 bushels of corn (and as much protein as 2/3 ton of soybean meal). Beef cows are more.