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What is the difference between straw and hay?
Hay is dried grass or legumes (like alfalfa). Straw is the dried stalks of harvested cereals, such as wheat, barley, and oats.
How many times can hay be harvested?
It depends on what kind of hay it is, whether it is alfalfa, clover, or some kind of grass. In most of the US, most hay fields are usually harvested three to five times per year for a period of three to 20 years, depending on the farmer's choice. Five to eight years is more typical, though, so a good average for most hay would be around 30 times.
Do cows eat a plant as hay?
Not exactly. The plant has to be cut and harvested (along with many other plants of its kind) as hay before it is eaten by cattle as hay. If the plant itself is eaten by a cow and not cut and gathered, it is merely considered fodder or pasture forage, not hay.
How should parsley be harvested?
The root and seed of parsley should be harvested in the fall from plants in the second year of growth. The leaves can be harvested throughout the growing season.
What is oat hay?
The dried stems and leaves of the oat plant after the oats have been harvested, to use as bedding or feed for livestock.
What name is given to a hayfield?
A hayfield is typically called a meadow or a pasture where grass and other vegetation are grown to be harvested for hay.
Should you keep hay in the hay roller all day?
yes you should
What color should hay have?
the colour of hay is yellow
What do you call a field where grass is grown for hay?
A field where grass is grown for hay is commonly referred to as a "hayfield." These fields are specifically cultivated to produce grasses or legumes that are harvested, dried, and stored for animal feed. Proper management of hayfields is essential to ensure the quality and yield of the hay produced.
What is the term given to the second crop of hay harvested in one season?
The second cut, or cutting. In New England, the second crop is called a rowen.
What kind of hay should my 9-week old rabbit have?
Rabbits that old should have alfalfa hay
What happens when when peas are harvested?
Green peas should be harvested when they are plump and mature. Dried peas should be harvested when all the pods are dry. For machine harvesting of dried peas, the entire plant may have to be dry (dead).
