Posted by fastline on August 31, 2013 at 09:28:51 from (99.13.20.112):
I am still working on my short term ag plan. I am currently growing oats as a cereal hay product. I have found this to be a complete waste of time and resources in my area. I can sell it if I give it away. In short, I want out of the hay business FAST. However, I need to keep my field clean thus the reason for growing it. I still have half my yield baled up sitting in the field right now. It is just too expensive to cultivate, plant, fert this annual and do very well with it.
Anyway, I have long term plans to get away from hay, but in the short term, I have a solid play for my warm season product that will be planted around June and stay in the field through the summer. However, I really need something annual in the field in the spring to lock out competing weeds.
I am primarily looking for something I can grow over 30+ acres, harvest easy enough, have a good solid retail market, and be worth my time to grow. I could get stuck with another year or two of oat hay but I am trying to avoid it...
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