one big advantage of this way to do it is there is a quick turnaround from the time when the hay is perfectly dry to when it's picked up and stored dry. Moving that much hay by hand takes a long time--I've lost a lot of hay because I couldn't get it picked up fast enough by hand.
Much better to limit the hay you need to put up by rotational grazing and improving pasture and forage, and growing fodder crops like mangels and kale to feed in winter, but there are always a few months where some hay is needed, no matter what.
Ian Miller
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