Hay is made from grasses or legumes (like alfalfa etc.) thatare grown and harvested specifically for livestock to eat. Hay is fairly high in nutritional content , is typically soft to the touch, should smell fresh or sweet, and it varies from dark green to a golden color depending on species and how old it is. Straw is the byproduct of the grain industry, it is the stalk from the wheat, oat, barley, and rye plants that are left behind once the grain heads have been stripped off of them. The stems are then cut and either baled as straw or processed into other products. Straw is typically used for bedding in foaling stalls or where other types of bedding may be hard to come by. Straw has little nutritional value and is more of a 'filler' when used as a feed additive. It is usually a bit dusty, tends to be 'neutral' in odor , and is almost always some shade of golden yellow. So no hay and straw are not the same exact thing.
to eat hay. to sleep on straw or a mixture of both hay and straw
Straw
Straw is hay and hay is grown. There were large acres of hay grown.
Hay contains more nutrients than straw, as hay is cut from grasses or legumes that are used as animal feed. It can provide essential nutrients such as protein, fiber, and energy for animals. Straw, on the other hand, is mainly used for bedding or as a substrate in animal housing and has lower nutritional value compared to hay.
The difference between hay and straw as mulch lies in straw being cleaner and having fewer seeds in general and fewer weed seeds in particular.
hay is a greenish color is usually for eating, but straw which is thicker and has a yellowish color is used for bedding since it has less nutrients. hay straw
Hay is dried grass or legumes (like alfalfa). Straw is the dried stalks of harvested cereals, such as wheat, barley, and oats.
Straw or hay
Straw.
Hay is dried grass used as animal feed or bedding, straw is the dry stalks of cereal plants used for animal bedding or mulch, and propane is a colorless gas used as a fuel for heating, cooking, and powering vehicles. They are all different in their composition, purpose, and usage.
Straw is usually preferred to prevent weeds, as hay often contains the seeds of the very plants you're trying to prevent.
The pig who made his house of straw and hay was the youngest of three in the fairy tale "The Three Little Pigs."