Report from the Farm: Salem, NY

  • Completed the season’s second cutting of hay.
  • Stored freshly cut hay in bunkers, covered with plastic, for safe keeping until it’s needed to feed the cows this winter. 
  • Spread manure on the hay fields.
  • Then the rain came…no hay left out, no tractors stuck.
  • Third cutting should be in 30 to 35 days. If it goes too much longer then that, the nutrient levels will drop and the hay will “go by.”

 A farmer’s perfect day.

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