An earlier post someone asked about buckwheat for hay.Back in the early forties, if my dad didn't get the cash crops in on time we planted buckwheat or a special soy bean for hay.Although I don't remember the results .I have searched the internet to see if there is still a hay soy bean but have found only limited info.Does anyone know if this is still available.Keith Etheridge Illinois

-- Keith Etheridge (grandpa@chipsnet.com), July 28, 2001

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soybean for hay? I havnt heard of that,, and most of the farmers around here grow soy. Never thought about what they do with the leaves, stems, ect. I know soy meal is fed to cattle,, thats mostly husks and such.

-- Stan (sopal@net-port.com), July 28, 2001.

When I was in high school, I worked for a farmer who raised bean hay. I think he used ordinary soybean seed, planted with a drill and mowed before the bean matured (green). Heaviest and stemmiest hay I've ever dealt with.

-- Paul (hoyt@egyptian.net), July 29, 2001.