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2025 First Crop Grass Mix Hay (Henderson)
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81 First-cutting grass mix bales from 08/25/25 cutting and 08/28/25 baling without getting rained on. Bales have been left on throw wagon to “breathe” and were moisture tested 08/29/25, 09/07/25. Average moisture levels over 73 readings was 17.2%.
Our fields had variable & spotty areas of foxtail. The heaviest areas were mowed with a mulching mower a week prior to cutting this crop. The area representing the bales on this wagon is estimated to be as follows:
03.7% no foxtail (3 of 81),
13.6% small amt foxtail (11 of 81),
44.4% slightly more (36 of 81) and
38.3% moderate to heavy (31 of 81).
This hay should be safely feedable for horses or other livestock provided you INSPECT the hay and REMOVE any foxtail awns found BEFORE FEEDING it. If you are UNWILLING to carefully inspect the hay and remove all awns before feeding, we prefer you do not consider buying this hay for your animals.
The foxtail grass itself is excellent hay for horses. The problem arises when hay cannot be cut at the optimal time (before awns appear) due to weather. The awns have spikes on them that can cause mouth sores and burrow into tissues causing infections or putting animals off feed. The foxtail awns themselves are not toxic – it is a mechanical issue. That said, every effort should be made to notice the awns (they are fairly easy to spot due to their yellow/gold color). They are spikey and not soft like the timothy seed heads.
We are conscientious in telling people about this risk ( many other sellers will have foxtail in their hay but not mention it (or may not know of the risk ). So even if you choose not to consider this hay, PLEASE inspect other seller’s hay before feeding it. Foxtail is almost everywhere (and easily spreads from field-to-field and is usually not a problem if hay can be cut earlier in the year before the awns develop.
Visits by appointment only. No delivery service offered. Cash Sales only. We will help transfer hay from each hay wagon to your trailer. Customers are responsible for loading and securing your trailer.
Location: 1 mi SW of US 169 and MN 19 (see map). Specific location will be provided prior to appointment time.
Thank you for your consideration!