DEADLINE SATURDAY TO SUBMIT HAY, FORAGE SAMPLES IN AUSTIN CO.
Time is running out to submit hay samples for analysis in Austin County.
The Beef and Forage Committee of Austin County is asking beef cattle producers to turn in samples of their hay. Analysis will be done by the Texas A&M Forage testing lab, and the results will be handed out during the annual Fall Forage Seminar at the Austin County Fairgrounds on October 4th.
There is no entry fee; however, the deadline to enter samples is tomorrow (Saturday).
Producers can submit as many samples as they wish in categories such as Bermuda grasses, warm and cool-season grasses, legumes, and legume-grass mixes.
Samples can be turned in at the Austin County Extension Office, Harrison’s Farm Service and Linseisen’s Feed in Bellville, Steinhauser’s Inc. in Sealy, Dudensing Farm Service in New Ulm, and Lindemann’s Store in Industry.
The committee says the analysis will provide useful information on the quality of the hay fed to livestock. It also says tests will help determine what additional level of supplement hay may need during the winter.
For more information on turning in forage samples, go online to http://austin.agrilife.org.