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Hay Crop

Hay Crop. By Wes and AJ. Value of the Hay. #4 commodity grown in Oregon Value of the hay for all of Oregon is 459,840,000 million. 600,000 acres of Oregon is hay. In union county we harvest 38,000 acres. Why hay is important. To feed animals Farmers can grow it and sell it for money.

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Hay Crop

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  1. Hay Crop By Wes and AJ

  2. Value of the Hay • #4 commodity grown in Oregon • Value of the hay for all of Oregon is 459,840,000 million. • 600,000 acres of Oregon is hay. • In union county we harvest 38,000 acres.

  3. Why hay is important • To feed animals • Farmers can grow it and sell it for money.

  4. How to grow Hay • First you plant seeds in rows. • Second water it every day. • Third swath for first cut. • Then repeat the process again for second cut.

  5. Different types of Hay • Kentucky blue grass hay • Grass hay • Alfalfa hay • Barley • Wheat • Straw hay • Fescue hay

  6. Where the hay is mostly grown • Most of the hay is grown in southern Oregon. • And some is grown in the Umatilla county and union county.

  7. The most producing county of hay in Oregon • Southern Central • Eastern Oregon • Willamette Valley

  8. The five products made from this product • Alfalfa pellets • Mulch • Instillation • Grow mushrooms out of straw hay • Cattle feed

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