Stories tagged: hay
Hay while the sun keeps on shining
MANSFIELD farmers have been spared the feed crisis crippling Australia, with well-timed rain resulting in one of the best hay seasons seen in decades. Hay…
Wrapped in the future
AS a young boy, Angus McLean would contract hay and silage across his home – taking toilet rolls from room to room, visiting different farms…
Make hay while the sun shines
DROUGHT is affecting many Australian farmers. From Queensland all the way down to Gippsland, the lack of rain is being felt across many regions and…
North East farmers win national hay quality awards
NORTH East farmers have been recognised as some of the best hay producers in the country, after the recent 2018 Feed Central National Hay Quality…
Making hay when the sun don’t shine
THE wet year has brought on reduced silage yield and quality but farmers will have plenty of feed heading into the summer.
Hay season a lot better
RAIN at the right time has allowed a local business to harvest 80 per cent of its potential yield.
Extra hay cut in wake of frosts
OCTOBER rain and frost has brought on an abundance of hay supply this season.
Hay, no dry crop concern, just yet
THE current dry spell, which has seen most areas of Victoria receive less than one third of its long term average rainfall in April, is…