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.

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.

Different types of Hay

• Kentucky blue grass hay

• Grass hay• Alfalfa hay• Barley • Wheat• Straw hay• Fescue hay

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.

The most producing county of hay in Oregon

• Southern Central • Eastern Oregon• Willamette Valley

The five products made from this product

• Alfalfa pellets

• Mulch

• Instillation

• Grow mushrooms out of straw hay

• Cattle feed