Wisconsin hay quality and quantity varies by region

Wisconsin hay quality and quantity varies by region

Wisconsin farmers are having varied results producing hay this summer, depending on if their part of the state received timely rains.

Brody Stapel is the Edge Dairy Farmers Cooperative President and farms near Cedar Grove, in southeastern Wisconsin.  He tells Brownfield he’s trying for five cuttings this year. “Second was small for sure. Third was better than second but not as good as first. We made a lot of feed on first cutting.”

Stapel says his fourth crop is up next, but it’s getting extremely dry.