How to make low sugar meadow hay

Some animals, particularly horses require a diet which is low in sugar (ESC)and starch. Typically horses with laminitis do. This type of hay can be made given the right type of grasses, weather conditions etc. The video outlines how we go about making this hay and shows the results of the forage analysis.
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[@farminginkent.1004]

Hi thanks for the post,It’s always interesting to see how other people operate.Can I ask if you how many acres you are cutting and if like myself are mainly doing it on your own.

[@longhayltd9241]

Hi. It varies from year to year but 12 acres max for myself. I used to contract for other people but reduced that a while ago. I do it completely on my own. My limiting factor is that I don't have a front loader, tele handler or bale trailer to shift the bales. I use the Massey 135 with rear forks which works really well and is obviously incredibly cheap. From a mowing and baling point of view I have loads of spare capacity but the more resources you have that need to be paid for the more you have to do and in my sixties I don't want too much stress. I try to keep costs down and sale prices up as far as I can.
Working on your own is ok but it's a world away from my teenage years working with 6 -8 people night after night shifting thousands of bales. It was hard work and time has probably eased the memories of the pain but I do miss the banter.

[@farminginkent.1004]

@@longhayltd9241 thanks for the reply,I do enjoy a hay making video do please keep posting atb.