Farmers have been struggling to put up hay and alfalfa on a timely basis with recent wet weather pattern. University of Nebraska agronomist Bruce Anderson says with almost daily rains so far in June it’s been tough to get the crop dried down and cured. As a result, much of the first cutting of hay suffered moisture damage and costly quality losses.
Anderson says unfortunately some cuttings have been rained on one or more times. However, there’s a point where farmers have to just bale the hay whether it’s cured or not.
He says even though much of the first cutting of hay or alfalfa received rain damage, the moisture sets up excellent growing conditions for following cuttings.