Grass becomes hay by tedding

Mow mature grass, then run a tedder over the cut material. The tedder dries/converts the cut grass into hay. Windrowing afterwards is optional but makes collection much easier.

Storage form

Collect hay loose with a forage wagon or make hay bales. Bales are convenient for TMR because they can be loaded into the mixer with a bale fork and the amount is easy to estimate from bale volume.

Procedure

1. Mow mature grass.
2. Run a tedder over all cut grass until it has become hay.
3. Use a windrower to gather the hay into fewer, larger rows.
4. Collect with a forage wagon or bale it.
5. Store under cover/in a compatible storage system or move it to the livestock area.
6. For TMR, load hay into the forage mixer while keeping the hay percentage inside the valid recipe range.

Equipment & tools

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Practical tips

• Windrowing is not mandatory for the material conversion, but it greatly reduces collection passes.

Research notes