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Southeastern Hay Contest Results
2022 Southeastern Hay Contest
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Presented by Massey Ferguson
By Lisa Baxter (UGA), Leanne Dillard (AU), Katie Payne (VT), Marcelo Wallau (UF), and Uttam Saha (UGA)
The Southeastern Hay Contest (SEHC) proudly recognizes regional producers who grow and harvest high-quality hay. Although we are all growing weary of the word “unprecedented,” there is no better word to describe this forage production season. Producers faced many difficult decisions this season with respect to managing high input costs. With record fertilizer and diesel prices, even the simplest task in the hayfield was scrutinized for its economic return! We want to praise our local and state Extension personnel for aiding in these decisions and educating producers on how best to balance agronomic productivity with economic benefits. On top of financial challenges, Mother Nature threw us a few curveballs in the Southeast this season. Many producers encountered extended periods of drought or heavy rain depending on the time of year, neither conducive for a successful hay harvest. High rainfall periods can also make insect control a challenge, especially for timing applications for the bermudagrass stem maggot and fall armyworms. It is not surprising that hay market reports are illustrating a downward trend in available hay for purchase. This severity of these implications will be felt this fall and winter as livestock producers are forced to make tough choices with regard to supplementation strategies. Hay testing will be more important than ever before!
The SEHC continues to fulfill their mission to bring awareness to the importance of hay testing and of managing feed demands based on nutritive value. The SEHC is celebrating its 18th year with 371 entries coming from nine states across the SE region. Producers can enter the SEHC in 7 categories of hay and baleage: warmseason perennial grass hay, alfalfa hay, perennial peanut hay, perennial cool-season grass hay, mixed and annual grass hay, grass baleage, and legume baleage. The samples are ranked based on RFQ and the top 3 entries in each category receive a cash prize. The overall winner also receives a choice of the use of a new Massey Ferguson DM Series disc mower or RK Series rotary rake for the 2023 hay production season plus $2,000 in cash!
Despite the aforementioned challenges, we have seen some of the highest relative forage quality indexes (RFQ) ever. This year’s winners are presented on the table below. Our top prize goes to Beeson Farms in Climax, NC, with an alfalfa hay that broke the scale at an RFQ of 357. The SEHC award ceremony was held at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, where winners were announced on October 18, 2022.
The SEHC continues to increase their reach and strengthen their commitment to education. In the upcoming year, we aim to host our second SE Hay Shortcourse in Virginia, lead a sponsored session on forage establishment at the American Forage and Grassland Conference, and more! Again, we would like to acknowledge the efforts of our Extension agents, who engage producers and collect samples, and our many sponsors, who support each of the categories. We encourage you to continue the tradition and “prove your hay is the best” by submitting samples to next year’s contest. Submissions are open year-round: check www. sehaycontest.com for more information, or contact your local county agent or forage Extension specialist.
The SEHC is a partnership between Cooperative Extension and private industry, who make this event possible.
2022 SOUTHEASTERN HAY CONTEST WINNERS
Congratulations to Overall Winner - Beeson Farms, NC
Overall Winner
Beeson Farms, NC
Perennial Peanut Hay
1st - Bill Conrad, FL, 2nd - Cone Family Farms, FL, 3rd - Dalton Dennis, AL
Warm-Season Perennial Grass Hay 1st - Walter Farms, GA, 2nd - Eddy Turner Farm, GA, 3rd - Jeff Bacon, GA
Cool-Season Perennial Grass Hay 1st - Stegall Farms, NC, 2nd - Dennis Hollingsworth, GA, 3rd - Sugarhill Cattle Company, GA
Mixed, Annual Grass or Other Hay 1st - Fox Pipe Farm, SC, 2nd - Pittman Farms, GA, 3rd - Butler Farms, GA
Grass Baleage 1st - Walters Farms, GA, 2nd - Caldwell Farm and Land, GA, 3rd - SSS Farms, GA
Legume Baleage 1st - C&C Farms, FL, 2nd - Walters Farms, GA, 3rd - G&S Farms, FL
Alfalfa Hay 1st - Beeson Farms, NC, 2nd - Seldom Rest Farm, TN, 3rd - Stegall Farms, NC
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