Each forage species has a window to maximize yield and quality

Reports of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus have been increasing over the last two weeks and this shouldn’t be a huge surprise to most producers.  Wisconsin had their first reported case in dairy cattle the first week of January.  West Virginia has had two reported cases in backyard poultry flocks.  One was in the southern end of the state and the other was in the north.  One flock in Morrow County tested positive and there have been confirmed cases in Canadian Geese found deceased in the State.

Harvesting forage to be stored as dry hay can be the most difficult