Anybody Else Feeding hay in June?

[breyfarm]

We always have all the cows on pasture from about may to september and rarely fed hay along with them until late august and we are doing it already and 100 degrees called for on thursday to boot here in Ohio!

 

[Ohio1]

Same here in SW Ohio

 

[DiamondMCattle]

We aren't feeding yet but it won't be long. And we will have a hard time having enough to get us through the winter.

 

[kfacres]

started feeding hay in April here-- but this is someone who cares about their pastures and doesn't want to nub them down to nothing... although that's happening anyways...

been a year next week since we had a rain that yielded runoff. 

 

[J2F]

Not that bad in the southern ohio yet but  no rain in site for the next 30 days it will be.

 

[LindseysMaine_Angus]

We always have all the cows on pasture from about may to september and rarely fed hay along with them until late august and we are doing it already and 100 degrees called for on thursday to boot here in Ohio!

I am.. but I keep all my show calves inside . so i guess thats why.. this Michigan weather has been weird lately. but When we have feeder calves out in the pasture we always throw a round bale out.

 

[Hereford399]

Eastern Ohio put rounds out two weeks ago. Neighbor is letting us use his hay field for month. 90+ all week

 

[Boot Jack Bulls]

Come to NW Wisconsin! We've had more rain lately than we know what to do with. We've got green grass coming out our ears, but up until the last week, have had a hell of a time getting the hay put up. We will also probably see our first snow in about September this year too! 

 

[farmboy]

Southern most part of Ohio here, is it really that bad out there? How many cows and calf : acres are you running? I just got done bush hogging 40 acres because it needed it. 20 cows on 50 acres here, looks like they'll have a great start going into winter this year.

 

[sackshowcattle]

I think everyone in colorado is. 13th fire I think it is broke out today in eastern colorado 40 thousand acers burned in just a few hours. I'm betting over 200,000 acers burnt with whats in the south and mountains. Tomorrow supposed to set state record for most consecutive 100+ days in history with no chance of rain into next week some time.

 

[nobody]

Was in your same situation here in Texas last year. Thank God we have gotten some rain this spring/summer. We fed hay all last year and it was bad hay at that. Will send prayers your way....we know what your going through.

 

[irh]

Western Ohio in Darke county, pastures are all dried up, started last night, we aren't going to have enough hay.  Found a field of grass hay and they won't eat it, guess it was to late and getting rank.  We aren't probably going to have a bean crop.  We just farm 36 acres, no crop insurance.  Hope it rains some time this summer we are going to tear up the beans and plant sudan grass.  Better not be using so much corn for ethenol this year, the livestock need to eat also.  Open the capped wells in the western states Mr. President!!!!

 

[vet tech]

We have been feeding hay for a month now. Pastures are all dried up, no rain. Got about 70 head of cows with calves on them. In northeast Ohio here. Ponds are down well over a foot

 

[Dale]

John Humphreys said one year it got so dry that they had to feed big bales, two at a time--the first one went down in the crack in the ground--then they set the second one on top of the first.

 

[hntwhitetail]

Feeding here in central to SE Ohio..... all dried up around..... was hoping the tropical storm would come up this way, but not looking like it.

 

[CAB]

Drove across east central Iowa Sunday, Vinton /Sully area & the grass is far from green there. They need rain soon or the corn IMO will be toast if not already. We have been blessed with some nice rains in SW Iowa, but even these rains have been hit & miss. It hard to see the crops wither away.

 

[trevorgreycattleco]

Dry as a bone here to. I'm loosing a couple grand a week with my law care company. Pastures are starting to really show stress. I took cows off one side and mowed it over 30 days ago. It sure hasn't grown back like I hope. I'll be feeding hay by August if it mother nature doesn't get on a better mood.

 

[breyfarm]

Western Ohio in Darke county, pastures are all dried up, started last night, we aren't going to have enough hay.  Found a field of grass hay and they won't eat it, guess it was to late and getting rank.  We aren't probably going to have a bean crop.  We just farm 36 acres, no crop insurance.   Hope it rains some time this summer we are going to tear up the beans and plant sudan grass.  Better not be using so much corn for ethenol this year, the livestock need to eat also.  Open the capped wells in the western states Mr. President!!!!

Darke county is where I'm at too right on the Ohio indiana line, I heard east and south of us a little in sidney got 3 inches a couple weeks ago. We have a 1000 acres of corn that is about to tassle and this 100 degree weather this weekend and not calling for much rain we wont have much of a crop if we dont get some next 2 or 3 weeks.

 

[GoWyo]

If the corn doesn't make much for ears, can you still bale it up for corn hay?  I assume there is probably a high nitrate issue on drought-stressed corn hay, is that right?

 

[Hoosier]

Lookin pretty tough around here.  Not feeding hay yet, pastures grew back enough after cutting to last another couple weeks.  Crops on the hills are in bad shape, bottom ground is hanging on a little longer but it has taken a beating the last few days with wind and no humidity.  April planted corn started tasseling two weeks ago, probably start chopping in a week or so if we don't get a rain.  Guys around Vincennes started disking corn under last week on the sand. Forecast doesn't look good, upper 90s and lower 100s over the weekend with no relief is sight.