Questions about hay preservative.

Crookedcreekjerseys · Jan 10, 2021

I have a Vermeer 503I round baler I’m thinking of putting a juicer on. I bale mostly pure alfalfa and I’m tired of seeing a pile of leaves under the baler every time I tie a bale. Last summer alfalfa dryed alittle to well here in ohio, has anyone that has experience using hay preservative tried baling alfalfa at night to reduce leaf loss?

moresmoke · Jan 10, 2021

I’ve used plenty of is of plain old grass hay. Only relevant comment I can make is do not leave a bale of hay in the baler that has preservative in it. That is what causes corrosion of the metal. Empty the baler and blow off (leaf blower) the majority of the loose stuff when you are done for the day.

rockcreek4630 · Jan 10, 2021

I have used hay defender and dyna cure it works good for baleing at higher moisture the problem is my cows don't like to eat the hay

lugnuts2030 · Jan 10, 2021

Propronic Acid has always been the best hay preservative available. It works well up to 30% moisture hay. Cost and usage rate triples from 20% to 30% moisture hay. Keep that in mind. I used it for 30 years,. Cattle loved it also.

lugnuts2030 · Jan 10, 2021

I said Prop Acid was best because it will keep hay up to 30% moisture, while other choices won't keep the hay it at that high of moisture. Dry preservatives will work well at 20-25% and may be cheaper. compare labels and cost to decide.

tomturkey · Jan 10, 2021

Did you ever try a mouthful of that stuff, if you did you would not eat it either. lol lol poor ole picky cows gobble

rockcreek4630 · Jan 10, 2021

I am done with that stuff I used up what my dad had bought it make me sick being around it

Kelly in tx · Jan 10, 2021

Lots of people in drier areas which do not have high humidity during the day bale only at night after a bit of dew has fallen. That seems to make the best hay (alfalfa) for them. Western U.S. places like Utah, and western Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, etc.

showcrop · Jan 11, 2021

2X what lug nut said.

SVcummins · Jan 11, 2021

We have baled as high as 25% moisture if we back the pressure off

jaoneill · Jan 11, 2021

(quoted from post at 11:04:24 01/11/21)
2X what lug nut said.

3X what lug nut said

lugnuts2030 · Jan 11, 2021

Maybe the reason cattle Love the higher moisture hay is because it is softer to chew than dryed out stems with leaves falling off. Not sure if the cattle like the softer hay or the added prop acid better, but they love it.

showcrop · Jan 12, 2021

(quoted from post at 18:52:36 01/11/21) Maybe the reason cattle Love the higher moisture hay is because it is softer to chew than dryed out stems with leaves falling off. Not sure if the cattle like the softer hay or the added prop acid better, but they love it.

Lugnuts, I haven't tried it myself, but at a meeting once they told us that the cattle liked it not only because it is softer but also because it makes it taste sweeter,

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