Determine Your Hay Needs

Use this chart to figure out how much additional hay you’ll need to account for storage losses.

By Farm Journal Editors

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November 15, 2020 03:23 PM

The following information is a Web Extra from the pages of Farm Journal. It corresponds with the article “Under Cover.” You can find the article in Farm Journal’s Early Spring 2012 issue.

Compared to barn storage, hay stacked and tarped on a rock pad carries a lower initial cost, but will require more bales of hay to meet production goals.

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