Oklahoma hay, forage buyers urged to test
11/8/2022 12:58:10 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Oklahoma
Adair County, OK
Alfalfa County, OK
Atoka County, OK
Beaver County, OK
Beckham County, OK
Blaine County, OK
Bryan County, OK
Caddo County, OK
Canadian County, OK
Carter County, OK
Cherokee County, OK
Choctaw County, OK
Cimarron County, OK
Cleveland County, OK
Coal County, OK
Comanche County, OK
Cotton County, OK
Craig County, OK
Creek County, OK
Custer County, OK
Delaware County, OK
Dewey County, OK
Ellis County, OK
Garfield County, OK
Garvin County, OK
Grady County, OK
Grant County, OK
Greer County, OK
Harmon County, OK
Harper County, OK
Haskell County, OK
Hughes County, OK
Jackson County, OK
Jefferson County, OK
Johnston County, OK
Kay County, OK
Kingfisher County, OK
Kiowa County, OK
Latimer County, OK
Le Flore County, OK
Lincoln County, OK
Logan County, OK
Love County, OK
Major County, OK
Marshall County, OK
Mayes County, OK
McClain County, OK
McCurtain County, OK
McIntosh County, OK
Murray County, OK
Muskogee County, OK
Noble County, OK
Nowata County, OK
Okfuskee County, OK
Oklahoma County, OK
Okmulgee County, OK
Osage County, OK
Ottawa County, OK
Pawnee County, OK
Payne County, OK
Pittsburg County, OK
Pontotoc County, OK
Pottawatomie County, OK
Pushmataha County, OK
Roger Mills County, OK
Rogers County, OK
Seminole County, OK
Sequoyah County, OK
Stephens County, OK
Texas County, OK
Tillman County, OK
Tulsa County, OK
Wagoner County, OK
Washington County, OK
Washita County, OK
Woods County, OK
Woodward County, OK
Start Date: 11/7/2022
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Drought in Oklahoma significantly affected forage quality and quantity this year with many producers baling failed crops and other grass varieties not usually harvested as forage. Consequently, overall hay quality is lower.
“During the last drought, there was a lot of hay baled very mature along roadsides and abandoned fields with the lowest density setting the baler could handle to produce light, low-density bales then transported across two states. Hay should be tested before purchase and priced per ton instead of by the bale,” according to an Oklahoma State University Extension beef nutrition specialist.
A laboratory test is a critical step in determining the nutritive value of any lot of hay offered for sale.
Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Okla.), Nov 7, 2022
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