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Hay Quality Evaluator
Wes Lupher unrolls hay on his Wyoming ranch.
by Joe Burns and Gary Bates
To evaluate the quality of your latest hay harvest or potential
hay purchase, choose the characteristic description that best
fits your hay. The score characteristic will be filled in
automatically. You may adjust this number to best fit your hay.
hay purchase, choose the characteristic description that best
fits your hay. The score characteristic will be filled in
automatically. You may adjust this number to best fit your hay.
Higher numbers are best and lower numbers are worst, except Penalty,
where the lower score represents less foreign matter. Click on “Calculate”
and your total score will determine whether the quality of the hay you are
evaluating is poor, fair, good, or excellent.
where the lower score represents less foreign matter. Click on “Calculate”
and your total score will determine whether the quality of the hay you are
evaluating is poor, fair, good, or excellent.
Authors
Joe Burns and Gary Bates
Based on High Quality Hay Production, Bulletin SP437A by Joe Burns and Gary Bates,
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
