Minnesota farmer calls second crop hay “awful” in United States

게시됨 2024년 8월 9일

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Minnesota farmers are experiencing challenges in their hay season due to excessively wet conditions, leading to delayed harvests and inefficiencies. Jake Thompson, president of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association, highlighted the difficulties in producing commercial hay for dairies, with one family near the Canada border taking over a week to complete the first crop due to the wetness obstructing the airflow. The latest state crop report indicates that the second cutting of alfalfa is about 80 percent done, signaling some progress despite the challenges.

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It’s been a challenging hay season for some Minnesota farmers. Jake Thompson of Barnsville in northwest Minnesota says overly wet conditions continue to cause problems. “We product a lot of commercial hay that we sell to dairies, we finished up second crop and my brother is probably going to start cutting third crop (this week). But that second crop was awful, the humidity and everything just with the constant little bit of rain we got, what usually is a week took us three (weeks).” Speaking to Brownfield during Farmfest in southwest Minnesota Thursday, he said a family near the Canada border has struggled to get first crop hay put up. “I know them pretty well from Baudette, they just finished first crop (Wednesday). It has been so wet and you get that area up ...

출처: Brownfield Ag