Wisconsin hay marketing system models future sales
Dick Vilstrup UW Extension livestock marketing specialist lauds Wisconsin hay marketing as a national model. The program, built by the Wisconsin Forage Council and UW Extension with Equity and Midwest, has grown to 123 sales last year with 18 or 19 loads per sale on average. Plans include computer and satellite marketing, direct telemarketing, telephone auctions, and video tapes to showcase hay quality and storage.
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Wisconsin
Dick Vilstrup
UW Extension
Vilstrup
Wisconsin Forage Council
University of Wisconsin Extension
Equity
Midwest
Dwayne Rohweder
Canada
Machinery and storage key factors in handling hay
Wisconsin agricultural engineer Ron Schuler spoke at a hay marketing symposium about how machinery conditioning and storage affect hay quality. He explained conditioning removes the waxy stem coating to speed drying, plus adjustments to cutterbar reel and rolls to control windrow width and flow. He noted faster European conditioners and drying systems that pull outside air through baled hay, with heat peaking at eight days in storage.
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Ron Schuler
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Schuler
Wisconsin
Quality hay prices rise with feed value in Wisconsin
UW expert Rick Klemme reports hay prices rise with quality at Wisconsin forage symposium. Crude protein valued at 1.59 per point while relative feed value adds 0.88 per point. Northeast Wisconsin shows highest prices. southwest base. Production costs range 60 to 80 per ton long run.
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Forage Council
Klemme
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