Cutting Hay in the Nevada Desert. Our First Crop!

We discuss some of the science behind cutting hay and what factors to consider when planning to cut your first crop. We cut hay to use as feed for our Cannon Ranch beef here on the ranch. It is important for us to grow the highest quality crop to produce the highest quality beef!
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[@fencem]

Love these videos! I’m learning lots - and it’s great to see what you’re up to, Paul 😁

[@cannonranch]

We are so glad you enjoy them!

[@MrJimsonweed67]

Paul, enjoy your videos and that's a great looking crop! Could you elaborate more on your three way blend? You stated triticale and beardless barley... what else? Also, how do you plant into your alfalfa? I have a 1590 JD no-till that will work fine into alfalfa, just wondering if it will harm the alfalfa stand? We have a few older meadow circles we could do this on this fall. Kind regards.

[@cannonranch]

Excellent question! This is something we will go into more detail on in the coming week as we begin our hay season. A lot of great hay content in the works!

[@bransonstoddard3310]

Hello friend, I am going to be managing a pivot or two of alfalfa in Wyoming. I would love some advice and recommended resources that you know of that I may study and soak up all the knowledge I can.

[@cannonranch]

Thank you for your comment! In terms of good resources KZbin is definitely high on the list, there is a lot of knowledgeable farmers here who share great information. Let me see if we can put together some content bases around managing pivots as well. There is a lot more that goes into managing a pivot than most would think.

[@bransonstoddard3310]

@@cannonranch Thank you sir! Yes indeed, your channel has been great, do you have any other channels that run a western ranch in the intermountain west that you can recommend? And yes! I would greatly appreciate any resources that you may round up! Thank you sir.

[@cannonranch]

It is my pleasure! They're filming is more vlog/lifestyle centered, but Anchorbrand Ranch isn't too far away from us. I will need to think on other channels here out west that are more focused on the education aspect.