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Miller-St. Nazianz Sells Hay Lines To
Art's-Way
There should not be any disruption in service to hay
growers using Miller-St. Nazianz's three lines of hay equipment in spite
of their recent sale to Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Armstrong, IA.
"Miller Pro, Badger and Victor customers can expect more of the same,"
says John Miller, vice president and general counsel for Miller-St.
Nazianz. "Although we have not finalized all the details of the
agreement, we are operating as normal and the Miller Pro line of
equipment is still being shipped and dealers are still ordering our
products. We are committed to work with Art's-Way to ensure a smooth
transition for our dealers so our customers won't see a disruption in
sales or service."
Miller-St. Nazianz will shift focus to concentrate on its self-propelled
and pull-type spraying units along with its Ag-Bag silage bagging
machines. Miller says his company will likely continue to handle Miller
Pro, Badger and Victor parts into October before turning them over to
Art's-Way.
Contact Miller-St. Nazianz at 920-773-2121.
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Drought Increases Toxic Plant Danger
Livestock can be at increased risk of eating toxic
plants when drought conditions limit animal forage options, warns Steve
Boyles, Ohio State University (OSU) extension beef specialist. Livestock
may turn to weeds or potentially toxic plants for salt, mineral and
nutrient needs as forages go dormant in the hot, dry weather. Boyles
urges producers to become familiar with common toxic weeds and plants
and to keep livestock well-fed to help reduce the temptation to eat
risky plants.
One of the biggest concerns is the risk of cyanide poisoning, he says.
Sources include twigs and leaves of cherry trees, and certain marsh
grasses. Forage grasses, such as sorghum, sudangrass and
sorghum-sudangrass crosses can also cause cyanide poisoning. They
produce prussic acid that, under dry conditions, can accumulate in high
levels. The active component of the poison is hydrocyanic acid, which is
extremely toxic to livestock, especially cattle and sheep.
Boyles recommends producers follow the suggested guidelines when grazing
sorghum or sudangrass:
- Plant sudangrass and sudangrass hybrids instead of sorghum; they
have lower prussic acid potential.
- Don't graze sheep on sudangrass or sudangrass hybrids until the
plants are 12-15" tall, or cattle until the grass is-18-24"
tall.
- Don't graze sorghum-sudangrass hybrids until the plants are at least
24" tall.
- Regrowth sorghum should not be grazed until after the plants are
completely killed by frost or dried. Young, regrowth forage can be very
toxic.
- Don't graze forage varieties after a drought, or if the plants show
visible signs of moisture stress. Test the plants for toxicity levels
before grazing.
- Don't graze hungry livestock. The more they consume, the greater the
risk of being poisoned. It's much safer to offer feed such as hay or
silage. In the case of silage, it should be allowed to ferment for at
least two weeks before it's fed.
Other toxic plants include holly, rhubarb, ivy, morningglory and
brackenfern.
Producers can minimize livestock illness from poisonous plants by
following these suggested guidelines: Learn how to identify them; don't
manage forage in high-density areas of poisonous plants; supplement feed
with salt, minerals and other nutrients; avoid grazing animals in areas
where poisonous plants are abundant; and provide adequate water to
prevent non-selective grazing.
To learn more about toxic plants, refer to OSU Extension Bulletin 762-00
at ohioline.osu.edu/b762/b762_24.html.
Information on prussic acid poisoning can be obtained through an Ohio
State Extension fact sheet, "Livestock and Prussic Acid Poisoning" at corn.osu.edu/drought02/003.html.
For additional information on managing livestock under drought
conditions, log on to OSU Extension's Beef Team drought information Web
site at beef.osu.edu/Drought07.html.
Contact Boyles at 614-292-7669 or boyles.4@osu.edu.
Source: Ohio State University.
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Online Directory Connects Pennsylvania Hay Growers
With Clients
Pennsylvanians who want to buy or sell hay may want to
check out AgMap, a free online directory that connects agricultural
businesses in the state with other businesses or the general public.
Buyers can easily find products and services and then locate businesses,
such as hay producers. Consumers can find homegrown produce, equipment
suppliers and ag services. The AgMap Web site, at agmap.psu.edu, is funded by Penn State
Cooperative Extension and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. By
late May, 2,655 ag businesses were registered at the site.
To use AgMap, simply enter a name or product in the search box, and
you'll get a list of businesses providing that product or service. Then
narrow the search by location, including zip code or county. The
identified businesses have their own links that provide descriptions,
products, contact information, business hours and locator maps.
Business owners can set up their AgMap accounts by visiting the site and
acquiring secure user names and passwords. Once logged in, they can add
and edit their business information as often as they wish. Once the
information is entered, the Web site will automatically build a custom
Web page.
Source: Penn State University.
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Iowa
A total of 250 tons of hay sold at the July 3 Fort
Atkinson Hay Auction in Fort Atkinson, IA. "Demand has been real good
and we are getting some out-of-state demand from some of the drier
states down South," says Fort Atkinson Hay's Elmer Bucheit. "Quite a few
people are making second cutting with about 50-60% of the second cut
wound up now. Many people are spraying for alfalfa weevils in the
area."
Four loads of first-cutting small square bales brought $70-95/ton on
July 3, and five loads of second-cutting small squares sold for
$85-130/ton. In big square bales, four loads of first-cutting alfalfa
sold for $110-120/ton, and one load of second cutting brought $135/ton.
Sixteen loads of first-cutting round bales sold for $60-85/ton; one load
of first-cutting round organic bales sold for $70/ton; and one load of
second-cutting round bales sold for $67.50/ton.
Three loads of round bales of oat hay sold for $67.50-70/ton.
One load of big square straw bales sold for $85/ton. "Straw is in big
demand and it is hard to get a hold of," Bucheit says.
Contact Fort Atkinson Hay Auction at 563-534-7513 or visit www.fortatkinsonhay.com/. Hay
auctions are held at 1 p.m. Central Time every Wednesday. The next
auction will be held July 11.
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South Dakota
Second cutting is winding down and irrigators are
running full blast in southeastern South Dakota, reports Amy Freeburg,
Freeburg Hay, Gayville. "We are really dry in our area," she says. "We
haven't had any measurable rainfall for over one month. There are some
pluses to having it so dry because we have had beautiful weather for
making hay. You don't have to go too far west or north of here, though,
and they have had a lot of water this year." People who made the first
cutting early were able to get hay up fairly well, but spotty light
rains over a two-week period at the end of May made it difficult to get
hay put up until into June.
Freeburg says demand is strong for good hay. "We have been getting calls
for hay from the dry areas of the country like Alabama and Georgia," she
reports.
Call Gary and Amy Freeburg at 605-267-4426. Visit the Freeburg Hay Web
site at www.freeburghay.com/index.html.
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Noble Foundation Sponsors July 12 Tour
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation will host a farm
tour to educate participants about its extensive work with legumes and
grasses. The tour will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday,
July 12, near Vashti, TX. Participants will visit Ole Butler's farm.
Butler is a longtime northern Texas farmer and rancher whose son Twain
is a research forage agronomist in the Noble Foundation's Forage
Improvement Division. The Butlers have numerous test and demonstration
plots on their farm.
Topics to be addressed during the tour include the establishment and
production of Flecha tall fescue and Tifton-85 bermudagrass, as well as
discussions on summer legumes, hay sampling and hay quality.
Tour participants will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the
Vashti Baptist Church, 6109 FM 1288 S., Bellevue, TX, before caravaning
to the Butlers' farm. Lunch will be provided at the Baptist Fellowship
Hall following the farm tour. Preregistration is requested. To
preregister or for additional information, contact Annie Coble at
580-224-6501 or Lori Heman at 580-224-6430.
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Calendar
July 24-25 -- Wisconsin Grazing School,
Neillsville. For more information, contact Dennis Cosgrove at
715-425-3345. For program, visit green.uwex.edu/ag/documents/GrazingSchools2007.doc.
Aug. 6-8 -- Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, Texas A&M
University, College Station. Register online at animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/BCSC/index.html
or call 979-845-6931.
Sept. 20-22 -- National Hay Association Annual Convention, Easton
Town Center Hilton, Columbus, OH. Call 727-367-9702 or visit www.nationalhay.org/Index.html.
Oct. 2-6 -- World Dairy Expo, Madison, WI. Learn more at www.worlddairyexpo.com/gen.home.cfm.
Oct. 16-18 -- Southeastern Hay Contest at the SunBelt Ag Expo,
Moultrie, GA. Refer to www.georgiaforages.com for
rules and entry forms or call Dennis Hancock at 706-542-1529.
Oct. 30 -- Kentucky Grazing Conference, WKU Expo Center, Bowling
Green. Learn more at www.uky.edu/Ag/Forage.
Dec. 9-11 -- 28th International Irrigation Show, Convention
Center, San Diego, CA. Classes and exams will be held Dec. 6-11. Contact
Beth Casteel, Irrigation Association, 6540 Arlington Blvd., Falls
Church, VA 22042 or call 703-536-7080, ext. 11. Visit www.irrigation.org.
Dec. 13 -- Alabama Forage Conference, Troy. Contact Don Ball at
334-844-5491 or Eddie Jolley at 334-887-4564.
Dec. 18-19 -- Alfalfa & Forage Symposium, Portola Plaza Hotel,
Monterey, CA. Contact Dan Putnam, 530-752-8982 or dhputnam@ucdavis.edu.
Jan. 17-18 -- Southwest Hay and Forage Conference, Ruidoso
Convention Center, Ruidoso, NM. Contact Gina Sterrett at 505-626-5677,
or Justin Boswell at 505-840-9908. Visit www.nmhay.com.
Jan. 27-Feb. 1 -- Joint Society for Range Management and American
Forage and Grassland Council Conference, Louisville, KY. Visit www.rangelands.org/events.shtml.
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