 
- Trying to find a four or
five day window of weather to
harvest our hay crop,
sometimes is very difficult.
What if we can do it in a day?
Today we're going to talk
with Tim Schnakenberg,
Area Extension Agronomist
for the University of Missouri.
Tim, is that possible?
- You bet it's possible.
We have the technology
now to make that possible.
It's a great tool.
A lot of people will
harvest in the morning
and bale in the afternoon
and then wrap that evening.
Or they may bale the next
morning after a harvest.
Just depends upon the time of the year.
- What crops lend
themselves best for this?
- You can harvest about any crop this way,
but it's probably best to use Alfalfa
or Rye or Wheat or Triticale.
I know people who are using fescue
and do it this way.
- What are some of the advantages
of putting up hay today?
- One of the biggest advantages I think
is to be able to get
that crop off the field
so that you can get started
on the next cutting.
And sometimes the first
cutting is a little stemmier
than the second and third
and fourth cuttings.
And so, moving on to that
next crop is a good thing.
Also, we want to minimize
as much wheel traffic
on that crop as much as possible
when it's starting to come back out.
If you're driving over that new crop,
it can inhibit the yields
for the next go-around.
- Thanks, Tim.
For Makin' Hay Minute, I'm Bryan Setzer.
 
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