Hay and forage conditions improved across the state with recent rainfall, setting the stage for promising hay yields and rangeland conditions for livestock grazing, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
Yields look promising as baling is starting on the first crop of hay across Central and East Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife) First cuts of hay are in progress in many parts of the state, and producers are optimistic about prospective yields throughout the hay growing season.
“Currently, if anyone has already harvested or is preparing to harvest (hay) its most likely a majority volunteer annual ryegrass,” said Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension state forage specialist and professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Overton.
