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TWIN FALLS, Idaho - Hay growers had weather challenges to cope with, but good prices helped overcome some of those obstacles. “Price wise it was a good year,” said Don Hale, president of the Idaho Hay and Forage Association and a hay grower near Blackfoot.
I was invited to judge the South Devon cattle classes at the Bath and West Show recently. Having judged at Camelford last year in torrential rain, I felt jinxed to be faced with similar weather as I travelled to Shepton Mallet. Clearly, my judge's bowler has water divining properties.
First-cut silage turned out to be a good crop even with the lack of heat and cold winds. The rain meant it was a stop-start affair, but luckily we got it all lifted before we had a whole day's rain.
Does Ricky Gervais not realise that the animals speared in a ring have a far better life than those bred for hamburgers?
As I write, the silage contractors are pacing the yard, eager to make a start. However, the sun is shining and I'm keen to get some wilt, as the short-term forecast is good.
Lely's annual field day event in Hanover last week showcased new mowers, a new variable chamber baler and first sight of the company's newly acquired forage machinery, not to mention what is claimed to be the world's largest tedder.
THE largest dairy farm in Namibia, which is currently being developed outside Mariental by the Ohlthaver & List Group, already produces 30 000 litres of milk per day from 1 000 cows and will cost about N$120 million in total, once fully developed.
Farmers planted an unexpectedly large crop of corn and soybeans this year, easing some fears of rising food costs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday a record 77.5 million acres of soybeans were planted through June, up 1.8 million acres from last year.
Widespread milk price cuts announced earlier this spring have forced Peter Chapman to investigate a number of ways to save money and improve the profitability of the farm's 170-cow dairy herd.
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