Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland Council
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‘lndustry, Farmer, Scientist Working Together Toward A Sounder Grassland Program 9
Good Haymaking Requires Drying, Storing, And *Patience ’
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
DARLINGTON, Md. Growing
good alfalfa takes a couple of things:
good weather and “patience,” said
Richard Holloway.
Along with his brother Henry and
their families, Richard helps manage
the 400-acre Holloway Brothers Farm,
including beef cattle and crops.
The Holloways, who have expanded
their hay supply business this year, un
derstand that while you can’t control
the weather, having the right grass mix,
mowing at the right time, drying it, pre
serving it, and storing it properly can go
a long way in the market.
Construction was finished at the end
Ed Koncle
Farm Seed Sales Manager
P.L. Rohrer & Bro.
Forty years ago, a group of farm
ers, industry representatives, and
educators formed the Pennsylvania
Forage and Grassland Council
(PFGC) to work together for better
forage programs.
This founding vision has pro
vided the impetus for the 34 states
and provinces in Canada that have
AFGC Conference and North
American Improvement Confer
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Pasture Walk, Robby and Kathleen
England. Millerton.
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Newsletter Section July 15,2000
of April on a 10,000 square-foot hay
bale storage area. The Holloway part
nership also invested recently in a hay
stack wagon.
Money was spent to mechanize the
Holloways baling, storing, and trans
porting of hay making it readily
available for customers, noted Rich
ard’s son, Rick. Rick was busy cutting
hay in early June at the farm.
Richard noted they can supply hay
quicker than customers can take it
the reason for the on-farm storage and
mechanization. They see readily ex
panding opportunties to sell their hay
with the burgeoning horse farm market.
There are five horse farms within
three miles that need hay and straw reg
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also formed similar organizations.
In addition to serving as an or
ganizational model, the PFGC also
started Ag Progress Days. Yes, it’s
true! In cooperation with the Penn
sylvania State University, the Penn
sylvania Department of Agriculture,
and many other organizations, the
first Pennsylvania Forage Progress
Days event was conducted at the
Milton S. Hershey Farm in Hershey.
Wagon tours of the fields, tractor
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Windber. 1 p.m.
Pasture Walk, Foster Constable
Farm. Lacevville.
Ag Progress Days and PFGC Hay
Show. Rockspring, thru Aug. 17.
PFGC 40th Anniversary Celebra-
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Richard, left, and son Rick inspect a hay stack in the newly con
structed storage house on the Holloway Farm. They are beginning
to mechanize their haymaking and storing operations.
Photo by Andy Andrews
JAYNE SEBRIGHT ting them just at bud are the key
Lancaster Farming Staff success factors Mark Cayman em-
WAYNESBORO (Franklin Co.) ploys in growing high-quality forage
Keeping stands young and cut- (Turn to Pago 3)
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Mark Cayman uses alfalfa haylage as a key ingredient in his dairy
herd’s ration. Making up 60 percent of the forage base, the alfalfa
haylage helps keep concentrate costs low and milk production
levels high for his 140-cow herd. Photo by Jayne Sebright
Franklin County Farmer Grows Quality
Alfalfa To Easily Meet Nutrition Needs