Burning Your Bottom Line: How Hot Hay Changes Forage Quality

Hay put up too wet can lead to a number of issues, most notably mold and heat.  Moisture keeps otherwise dormant microbes and fungi active, decreasing forage quality and creating heat.  Too much heat can actually create a risk of combustion. 

Be Wary of Grazing Covers After a Freeze

Heat Damaged Forages: Effects on Forage Quality – Team Forage

Forage Improvement on a Budget - MSU MediaSpace

Effect Of Heating On Feed Value Of Hay

Minimizing Hay Storage Loss from Heating or Fires – Riding Magazine

Fire is reminder to check your hay

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Why are there random cylinder bales of hay in a field where there

Three Steps to Hasten Hay Dry-Down, CropWatch

Climate vs Energy Security: Quantifying the Trade-offs of BECCS

Texas crop and weather report: Hay-producing areas report below

Texas Hay Season Looks Bleak

When we feed hay, we feed more than just our cattle. Bale grazing

Management following a wildfire: Effects on vegetation and soils

Break the Tillage Habit To Increase Soil Health on Your Ranch