Hat Tips

Hello,

We started cutting hay over the weekend. I believe we are the first ones in the field again this year. I just do it to upset Russ, one of my neighbors. The forecast is for rain later in the week. Most ranchers are going to wait until this weather “event” is past. I figure if it rains, it won’t hurt the hay. We need to rake it before we bale anyway. And when I feed in the winter, the cows eat what I put out, whether it has been rained on or not.

I’ve often said that North Dakota has only two seasons. “Feeding hay season”, and “making hay season”.

Whenever we start haying, it brings back...