Texasmark1
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Now that I maybe have your attention, looks like the weather is forcing me to change my hay crop plans for the year. Due to cool spring weather and summer Aphids, looks like this is not a year for Sudan-Sorghum Haygrazer which is the preferred crop.
Question is, while using my tractor to plant my oats, I have 3 questions.
1. I know horses are routinely fed raw oats but what about mature oats in the field harvested while still growing but mature, for baled hay to feed cows. I know that mature wheat makes dough in ruminant animals, but what about oats?
2. I know oats are a cool season crop but wondering about early planting. Texas A&M folks say that in my region of N. TX. Feb 10 is the start date and said that several days of 20 degree weather will kill them. What do you do and what are your results?
3. How about the other end. We are supposed to have a cool spring and above average rain in April and May. My hay patch dirt is a gooey mess right now and see no signs of it drying out enough to plant till maybe June which is supposed to be hot and dry (all per the gift of the Old Farmer's Almanac). Do oats just not do well in hot weather?
Thanks,
Mark
Now that I maybe have your attention, looks like the weather is forcing me to change my hay crop plans for the year. Due to cool spring weather and summer Aphids, looks like this is not a year for Sudan-Sorghum Haygrazer which is the preferred crop.
Question is, while using my tractor to plant my oats, I have 3 questions.
1. I know horses are routinely fed raw oats but what about mature oats in the field harvested while still growing but mature, for baled hay to feed cows. I know that mature wheat makes dough in ruminant animals, but what about oats?
2. I know oats are a cool season crop but wondering about early planting. Texas A&M folks say that in my region of N. TX. Feb 10 is the start date and said that several days of 20 degree weather will kill them. What do you do and what are your results?
3. How about the other end. We are supposed to have a cool spring and above average rain in April and May. My hay patch dirt is a gooey mess right now and see no signs of it drying out enough to plant till maybe June which is supposed to be hot and dry (all per the gift of the Old Farmer's Almanac). Do oats just not do well in hot weather?
Thanks,
Mark