Want to get started on small-scale hay production? Learn how to tell when a hay field is ready to cut with expert advice for beginners.

A group of hay experts from across the U.S. were featured during a recent Ward Labs webinar, and each discussed impacts to the hay crop.

The forage harvested as hay will remove all nutrients in the grass and there is no recycling. As a result, a hay meadow requires a higher fertility level than pastures. A 6-ton hay crop each year ...