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stonerock · Feb 16, 2019

I have about 120 head of cattle,quit bailing hay 5 years ago made a deal with neighbor 6 miles up the twp road to trade him corn for hay, hay is by the ton so it doesn't matter if it is round or large square bales semi trailers at a time. grain back to him in semi hopper bottoms.tyed up to much ground and labor to help bale and cost of equipment and barn storage for both. more money for me to plant beans than hay and a lot easer to take care of. any body else trade with neighbors to get more things done

flying belgian · Feb 16, 2019

I cut the hay and rake it as needed then he does all the baling and I take half the hay and he takes the other half. We hire high school kid to help. He pays half and I pay half.

fixerupper · Feb 16, 2019

The few cattle feeders we have in my neck of the woods are starting to not grow hay and buy it instead. It's better to leave the hay business up to those who live in a climate that is more hay friendly.

paul · Feb 16, 2019

Hay is always an up and down market, like the stock market.

Typically average hay is dirt cheap around this part of MN, we make hay from the places too wet to plant row crops, but dry off for haying by mid summer.

Been real wet the past three years, and had some brutal long springs that stayed snow wet and cold into May. Used up a lot more hay, and difficult for us to find good to average hay to make in the wet sommers.

Hay prices are pretty darn high right now.

But, that will change again. Goes down to where you are sly pay for the twine on average hay, can typically do,ok with excellent alfalfa or top notch horse hay, but cattle grass hay has such ups and downs in value.

Hard for either side to make a good go of it with the peaks and valleys, can?t depend on the market.

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