If hay harvest is delayed until after seed heads develop, protein content is substantially reduced. That's typically about five weeks from the start of growth. A soaking rain before baling can leach out 20 percent of the hay's nutrient value. Baling before hay is cured is equally damaging because of losses from overheating. The higher the moisture content, the greater the loss.
Covered storage reduces losses by at least one half.
If hay is stored outside, stack it on crushed rock or a high, well-drained site. With forage analysis, supplements can be selected to match the quality of hay. Absent analysis, winter feeding is pure guess work. Sprayer Calibration Boom Sprayer Measure the length of space between boom nozzles. Based on the table below, measure off a distance corresponding to the space between nozzles.