Harvesting equipment sits idle in a partially-cut alfalfa field north of Pasco in 2010. Recent wet weather has made the hay harvest lower quality than usual.
June 20, 2023
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June 21, 2023 1:30 a.m.
Weather impacts hay quality
COLUMBIA BASIN — The first cutting is in for alfalfa hay in the Basin, and it’s not all it should be, according to Mark Anderson of Anderson Hay & Grain. “We were hoping to get a lot more high-test supreme and premium alfalfa for dairies,” Anderson said. “We struggled a little bit with weather that interrupted the perfect harvest window. So there's there's been a fair amount of inventory that's just under that supreme and premium testing.” ...