During the 1950's in the United States, to preserve forage nutrients and conserve labor, some farmers chopped hay as it was cut as shown here, to be fed directly to cattle. However, its relatively high moisture content limited forage intake. Moreover, forage nutrient content was optimized only for a day or two as the forage matured. Consequently, farmers soon adopted procedures that allowed them to harvest the forage at it's peak nutrient content and preserve it either as dried hay or as haylage. This image is bundled with five related images in a Zip file NAL #4506.

Green chop hay

Credit: Hoard's Dairyman

Digital Credit: Michel Wattiaux

Publisher: Unknown

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Description: During the 1950's in the United States, to preserve forage nutrients and conserve labor, some farmers chopped hay as it was cut as shown here, to be fed directly to cattle. However, its relatively high moisture content limited forage intake. Moreover, forage nutrient content was optimized only for a day or two as the forage matured. Consequently, farmers soon adopted procedures that allowed them to harvest the forage at it's peak nutrient content and preserve it either as dried hay or as haylage. This image is bundled with five related images in a Zip file NAL #4506.

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Green chop hay

Credit: Hoard's Dairyman

Digital Credit: Michel Wattiaux

Publisher: Unknown